Pumpkin Molasses Cookies

Steps

1. In large bowl Beat butter, sugar, pumpkin purée, and molasses until combined
2. In another bowl whisk flour, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and baking soda together
3. Beat at low speed flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until just combined
4. Cover dough and refrigerate until very cold. It will be hard. You can put the dough in the freezer to harden dough faster.
5. When the dough chilled scoop out 1 1/2 tablespoons at a time and roll into round balls.
6. Place dough balls back into refrigerator for 30 mins.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
8. Prepare two cookie sheets with either parchment paper, silicone baking liners, or nonstick cooking spray
9. Put 1/2 c granulated sugar in a bowl. Roll dough balls in sugar.
10. Place dough balls on trays about 3 inches apart
11. Bake cookies about 7-10 minutes until the edges are set and starting to brown but the cookies are soft.
12. Let cookies cool for 5 mins then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.