2 1/4 cup flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
3/4 cup unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses

1. Heat oven to 375.
2. Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger in a bowl.
3. Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in the egg and molasses
4. Mix in the flour mixture on low speed.
5. Make balls of dough on the cookie sheet and flatten down with your hand
6. Sprinkle a little sugar on each cookie
7. Bake 10-12 minutes until cookies have spread and are firm to the touch