Scone: Ginger Molasses Cookies

It's that time of year again, when ginger rules the baking planet. Yay! This recipe is cut in half (hence some of the weird measurements) - I find the full recipe to be more cookies than you can physically stuff in your stockings.

2 c flour
1 3/4 c sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/8 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ginger
1/2 and 1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/2 and 1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c butter
1/4 c molasses
1 egg

Mix it all together, then roll the dough into little balls. Fill a shallow bowl with some more granulated sugar. Roll the balls of dough in the sugar to coat.

Put the balls on a greased baking sheet, flattening slightly with a fork.

Bake at 325 F for 15 minutes.

These cookies are awesome and hold for a long time. They'll start to get hard after a day or two - which makes them perfect for dunking in tea, hot chocolate, coffee, eggnog - the dunking possibilities are endless!