Robert E. Lee Cookies
["1 1/2 c. (3 sticks) butter or margarine, melted", "1/2 c. molasses", "2 eggs", "4 c. flour", "4 tsp. soda", "2 tsp. cinnamon", "1 tsp. ginger", "1 tsp. cloves"]
["Melt the butter; add molasses, sugar and eggs.", "Beat well. Sift together and add to the mixture the flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.", "Freeze dough for several hours.", "Break off pieces of dough (heaping teaspoon-size) and roll into small balls. Roll balls in sugar.", "Place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart.", "Bake in a preheated 385\u00b0 oven until firm and brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.", "Makes 10 dozen."]
["butter", "molasses", "eggs", "flour", "soda", "cinnamon", "ginger", "cloves"]