Recipe - 1995 1st Place Swedish Spice Cookies

2 One fourth cup Allpurpose flour, sifted
before measuring
2 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Ground cloves
1 teaspoon Ground ginger
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground salt
Three fourths cup Unsalted butter, softened
1 One half cup Sugar
1 Egg
One fourth cup Molasses

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Have ungreased baking sheet(s) ready. Sift
together the flour, baking soda, spices and salt; set aside.

2. Beat the butter and 1 cup of the granulated sugar in large bowl of an
electric mixer on high speed until light, 1 minute. Add the egg and
molasses; mix well. Stop the mixer and add the flour mixture. Mix just
until combined.

3. Using about 1 One half teaspoons dough for each, roll dough into balls.
Roll in the remaining One half cup granulated sugar so they are fully coated.
Arrange on baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart. If you prefer a
thin, crisp cookie, they may be flattened with a glass that has been
dipped in sugar.

4. Bake until set, 9 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

Firstplace winner in the 1995 Chicago Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest: by
Colleen Ries
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #338

From: Linda Place placel@worldnet.att.net

Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 12:22:52 +0000