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     Title: Soft Molasses Cookies
Categories: Cookies
     Yield: 30 servings

   1/2 c  Butter
   1/2 c  Sugar
   3/4 c  Molasses
     1    Egg
 2 1/2 c  Flour
 1 1/2 ts Ground ginger
     1 ts Ground cinnamon
     1 ts Ground allspice
     1 ts Ground cloves
     2 ts Baking soda
   1/4 c  Water

     Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Blend in
 molasses and egg. Beat well. In separate bowl, combine flour, ginger,
 cinnamon, allspice and cloves. Dissolve baking soda in water. Add flour and
 baking soda mixtures alternately to butter mixture. Blend well after each
 addition. Drop batter by rounded tablespoons onto lightly greased and
 floured (or foil-lined) baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees until done, 12
 to 15 minutes. Remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks. Makes
 about 2 to 3 dozen cookies.

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