Chewy Ginger Cookies

== Description ==
 
These chewy ginger cookies are soft and delicately flavored.
* Chewy Ginger Cookies from the Wikibooks Cookbook—original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
* Cook Time: 15 minutes prep, 11 minutes baking 
* Serves: 48 – 54
== Ingredients ==
* ¾ cup butter, softened 
* 1 cup brown sugar 
* 1 egg 
* ¼ cup molasses 
* 2 tsp baking soda 
* 2½ cups flour 
* ½ tsp ground cinnamon
* 1 tsp ground ginger 
* 1 tsp ground cloves 
* ½ tsp salt
* extra sugar for coating 
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 350°F (200°C). 
# Cream the butter and the sugar. 
# Add the egg and stir in the molasses. 
# Combine the baking soda, flour, spices and salt in a separate bowl. 
# Combine the wet and dry mixtures. 
# Shape into small (2cm diameter) balls and roll in granulated sugar. 
# Place on greased cookie sheet. Do not flatten balls. 
# Bake for about 11 minutes. 
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