Old Fashioned Gingerbread

By KDHarmon

Ingredients

• 1/2 C butter
• 1/2 C sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 C molasses
• 2-1/2 C all purpose flour
• 1-1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1 C hot water

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and molasses, beating well. Blend in flour, beating until smooth. Stir in remaining dry ingredients. Add hot water and beat again until thoroughly blended.

Pour into well-greased cookie molds and bake in center of oven for 20 minutes.