Soft Molasses Cookies IV

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup unsulfured molasses
• 4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 3/4 cup milk
• 4 tablespoons raisins

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a couple of cookie sheets.

In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and lard. Gradually mix in the egg, and molasses. Sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, dry mustard, instant coffee, and cloves; stir this into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk.

Drop cookie dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Press a raisin or maraschino cherry into the center of each one. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.