Molasses Sugar Cookies

3/4 cup butter, soft
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp ginger
Notes/Stories: Mix butter and 1 cup sugar until creamy. Add molasses and egg, beating until well blended. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves and ginger. Add to molasses mixture; mix well. Cover and chill. Form dough into 1 inch balls. Roll each in sugar, place on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 min.

This is from the molasses bottle label. So good! Made this for Thanksgiving 2010.