Robert E Lee Cookies

Description
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 3 sticks butter
 * ½ cup molasses
 * 2 cups sugar
 * 2 eggs
 * 4 cups flour
 * 4 tsp baking soda
 * 2 tsp cinnamon
 * 1 tsp ginger
 * 1 tsp cloves

Directions

 * 1) Melt the butter.
 * 2) Add the molasses, sugar and eggs.
 * 3) Beat well.
 * 4) Mix together flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
 * 5) Sift dry ingredients well before mixing to molasses mixture.
 * 6) Refrigerate the dough for several hours.
 * 7) Break off pieces of the dough and roll into small balls.
 * 8) Roll the balls in sugar.
 * 9) Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10 minutes.