Amish Christmas Cookies (Gingerbread)

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Ingredients

    ½ cup butter
    1 cup brown sugar
    1 cup light molasses
    1 egg, beaten
    4 cups flour
    ¼ tsp salt
    1 tsp baking soda
    1 tsp cinnamon
    1 tsp ground cloves
    ½ tsp nutmeg

Directions

    Preheat oven to 350 °F.
    Grease cookie sheets.
    Cream butter and sugar.
    Blend in molasses and eggs.
    Sift dry ingredients together and stir into molasses-egg mixture.
    Roll out dough on lightly floured board and cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
    Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.