Beltane Passion Cookies

Ingredients
¾ cup unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
¼ cup molasses
1¾ cups whole grain flour
½ tsp. salt
3 tsp. ground cinnamon
1½ tsp. ground cloves
5 tsp. powdered ginger
⅛ tsp. granulated
2 tsp. baking soda
½ cup crystallized ginger, coarsely chopped (optional)

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Using a hand mixer, cream the butter with the sugar then beat in the egg and molasses. Sift all the dry ingredients into a medium bowl, then stir into the wet batter. Add crystallized ginger. Roll batter into 1 inch balls and dip one side into granulated sugar. Place sugar side up on baking sheet, about 3 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on wire rack.