Miss Surma's Molasses Sugar Cookies

3/4 cup butter ( I use the cheap margarine sticks)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ginger

I melt the butter first in the microwave until very soft and then let it cool in the fridge. Then I mix the rest of the ingredients together. The butter I add last when I know it has cooled down.  Form into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar. Do NOT flatten. Bake at 350 degrees. I bake until slightly brown on the bottom and edges. I let them finish "baking" outside when they are cooling down. They end up being soft in the middle and crunchy on the outside.
 Good luck!