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Turn oven on to 375 degrees.
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Mix flour, baking soda, spices and salt in a mixing bowl.
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Mix egg, butter, molasses, granulated sugar and brown sugar in a bowl.
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Combine the flour/spice "dry" mix into the molasses "wet" mix.
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Mix well.
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Pour the roughly 1/2 cup sugar into a small bowl - you'll be rolling the dough balls in this.
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Scoop out dough, approximately 1 tsp at a time. Roll it into a ball - about the size of a large marble but smaller than a ping pong ball. (You're shooting for about 30 cookies, so this will help you gauge dough ball size.)
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Roll the ball of dough in the bowl of sugar to coat all sides.
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Place sugared dough balls onto parchment paper on cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
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When the sheets are ready, cook them side by side or one at a time in 375-degree oven for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are ready. Watch for the cookies to look cracked, just set around the edges and puffy. If you cook them longer they'll still be good -- just not as chewy.
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Cool and serve.
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Note: I've made this substituting applesauce for the butter. I like the butter version better, but it's still yummy.