Cape Cod Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup molasses

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300f and grease a 13 x 9" pan very well.
• 2 sift first six ingredients together.
• 3 cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy; add egg.
• 4 combine milk with molasses and add alternately to dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
• 5 pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes or until done.
• 6 cool slightly and cut diagonally into diamond shapes.