1 and 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour1 teaspoon of baking soda1/2 teaspoon of salt1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger1 cup of sugar3/4 cup of butter, room temperature1 egg, room temperature1/4 cup of dark molasses3/4 cup of uncooked rolled oats (quick variety)
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 190°C or 375°F.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, ginger, and sugar.
Add the soft butter, molasses and egg beating until smooth (about 2 minutes).
Lightly stir in the rolled oats, just until mixed.
Use a level tablespoon of the dough for each cookie.
Drop the dough 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, do not over bake.
If you like chewy cookies, remove them from the oven earlier (they will be lighter colour in the middle).
Allow the cookies to stay on the cookie sheets a minute or so to get firm before removing then to a cooling rack.