Gingersnaps (Anne Spencer)

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1 rounding tsp ginger