Ingredients
1 c. sugar (plus some for rolling)
3/4 c. butter, room temperature
1 egg
3 T molasses
2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 t. ground ginger
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. ground cloves
1/2 t. ground nutmeg
1 c. powdered sugar
2 T. lemon juice
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in egg and molasses.
4. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and spices. Add to the butter mixture and blend well.
5. Fill a small bowl with sugar for rolling. Make small balls of dough with hands, with about a diameter of a quarter, and roll the balls in the sugar bowl to coat. Place balls on cookie sheet.
6. Bake cookies for 10 minutes, then move to cooling racks a few minutes after they come out of the oven.
7. Meanwhile, make the glaze by combining the powdered sugar and lemon juice (you may need to add more lemon juice if it's not drizzle-able). You can use juice from a lemon, and add lemon zest, if you want it to be even better. Drizzle glaze over cookies.
