1. Step One:

Preheat oven to 350* Fahrenheit.

In a large bowl (or stand mixer bowl), cream together the butter and sugar.

Step Two:

Add the egg and 1/2 cup of molasses to the butter and sugar.  Mix well.

Step Three:

In a separate, medium-sized bowl, stir together the 2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ginger, 1/2 teaspoon cloves, and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt.

Step Four:

Add the flour mixture to the bowl with the sugar/butter/egg/molasses mixture.

Step Five:

Put 1/2 cup of white sugar in a small bowl.

Step Six:

Prepare cookie sheets by placing parchment paper on them OR spraying them with nonstick cooking spray.

Step Seven:

Roll the cookie dough into PING PONG sized balls. Roll the individual cookie dough balls in the bowl of white sugar to completely coat the dough balls with sugar.

Step Eight:

Place the sugar-covered dough balls at least 2″ apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

Step Nine:

Bake at 350* Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes. These cookies should be limp when they come out of the oven. DO NOT OVER BAKE THEM!

Step Ten:

After taking the cookies out of the oven, let them cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet.

Step Eleven:

After 5 minutes, move the cookies to a cooling rack to completely cool.

Enjoy!