Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened1-1/2 cups sugar1 large egg1/2 cup molasses1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract4 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon ground ginger1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground cloves1/4 teaspoon saltColored sugar or multicolored jimmies
Preparation
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, molasses and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar or jimmies.
Bake at 400° until set (do not brown), 6-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.
