Gingerbread – Stickley

Ingredients

• 1½ cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 ½ tsp powdered ginger
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup dark molasses
• ½ cup boiling water
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg