Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups butter/margarine
• 2 eggs 
• 2 cups sugar 
• 4 cups flour 
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 tsp. ginger 
• 2 tsp. baking powder 
• 2 tsp. cloves 
• 1/2 cups molasses

Method:

• Cream margarine/butter, eggs, molasses and sugar. Sift dry ingredients in a separate bowl. 
• Add dry ingredients to liquid ingredients. 
• Roll into balls and dip in sugar or roll and cut out desired shapes with cookie cutters. 
• Bake 10 minutes for round balls and 8 minutes for rolled cookies at 350F. 
• Let stand before taking out of pan. Cookies will be soft but will harden as they cool. 
• These aren't a really hard gingersnap (unless you overcook them!!).