Sugar & Spice & All Things Nice!

I just browsed through the dessert category and realized that everything revolves around chocolate. While many believe that the world revolves around chocolate, I am one of those anomalies who has yet to fall under the chocolate spell. So, here's a non-chocolate dessert that is really yummy and very Fall appropriate. (I'll make some for Thanksgiving.)

Spice Cookies

• 1.5 cups softened butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 0.5 cups molasses
• 4 cups flour
• 4 t baking soda
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1 t ginger
• 1 t cloves
• 1 t salt

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time; then add molasses.

Combine dry ingredients; then add to wet.

Mix and chill for 4 hours (less time is OK).

Shape into 1/2 " balls; roll in sugar.

Bake @ 375º for 7 minutes.

Pumpkin Dip (this makes a ton of dip)

• 1 8-oz package softened cream cheese
• 1 18-oz can of pumpkin pie filling
• 2 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1/2 t ginger

Mix in food processor. Chill and serve with cookies.