Preheat oven 375°F

in small bowl stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves together

in a medium bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and egg until light and fluffy

add flour mixture to butter mixture, mix well

roll dough into small balls, roll in granulated sugar

lightly flatten on an ungreased cookie sheet

bake 9 minutes, cookies will be very soft to the touch...let cool on cookie sheet 10 minutes before moving to a plate

do not over bake or cookies will be hard