3/4 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1 rounding tsp ginger
Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg and molasses, and stir in remaining ingredients. Chill (the most important step, for at least a couple hours). Ross in 1-inch balls, dip in granulated sugar and bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.