This is my second try at cookies, after the first one where the dough
merged into one giant cookie a couple of weeks ago. These came out just
about exactly as I put them into the oven, no merging, and are quite
good, without being obnoxiously sweet. This recipe made about 3 dozen
small cookies - a bit more than 1.5 pounds or so.

SOFT MOLASSES DROP COOKIES

3/4 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. molasses
1 egg
2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. salt

Cream butter, sugar, add molasses and egg. Mix in dry ingredients, roll
into ball. Dip in sugar, do not flatten. Bake at 350 degrees 10 to 12
minutes. Bake on top oven rack.

Comments: I made them into balls noticeably smaller than golf balls. I
used 0-Trans Fat Crsico, since I still have that can I bought a couple
of weeks ago and want to finish it off before trying something else.
For brown sugar, I used Domino's "Brownulated" sugar since it is what I
had at hand, and want to use up what's around. I did not dip them in
sugar.

I figure that there's about 5 grams of trans fats in the 3/4 cup of
Crisco, based on information received here on RFC. I have no idea how
much trans fat would be in the butter of the recipe.