Amish Christmas Cookies

Description
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * ½ cup butter
 * 1 cup brown sugar
 * 1 cup light molasses
 * 1 egg, beaten
 * 4 cups flour
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * 1 tsp baking soda
 * 1 tsp cinnamon
 * 1 tsp ground cloves
 * ½ tsp nutmeg

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350 °F.
 * 2) Grease cookie sheets.
 * 3) Cream butter and sugar.
 * 4) Blend in molasses and eggs.
 * 5) Sift dry ingredients together and stir into molasses-egg mixture.
 * 6) Roll out dough on lightly floured board and cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
 * 7) Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.