Robert E Lee Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 12 c 3 sticks butter or margarine melted
• 12 c molasses
• 2 eggs
• 4 c flour
• 4 tsp soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp cloves

Directions

1. Melt the butter add molasses sugar and eggs
2. Beat well Sift together and add to the mixture the flour soda cinnamon ginger and cloves
3. Freeze dough for several hours
4. Break off pieces of dough heaping teaspoon-size and roll into small balls Roll balls in sugar
5. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 1 12 inches apart
6. Bake in a preheated 385 oven until firm and brown about 8 to 10 minutes
7. Makes 10 dozen