I have been asked for this recipe, and as it is too long to post on FB, I am posting it here.  As decadent as these are, I'm not sure if this makes me a saint or a sinner.

Recipe for Molasses Crackles.  Published in the novel "Strawberry Shortcake Murder"by Joanne Fluke

 This is half the recipe as published, made about 50 cookies.

3/4 cup melted butter

1 cup white Sugar

1/4 cup dark molasses

1 egg, beaten with a fork -I used liquid eggs, 1/4 cup

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 cups unsifted flour

Do Not Preheate Oven Yet.

Melt butter in large microwave safe bowl

Add sugar and molasses and stir

Add egg, baking soda,  salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg, one at a time, stirring well after each ingredient is added.

Add flour 1 cup at a time, stirring after each cup is added. Dough will be stiff.

Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or more. (I left in fridge overnight.

Now preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Roll dough into small balls, roll balls of dough in a bowl of sugar and place on a greased cookie sheet. (This is the slowest part of the procedure.)

Bake on middle rack for10-12 minutes.

Remove to wire rack to cool.

Enjoy.