1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Cream sugar, egg, salt and butter together. Add flour, baking soda and spices. Mix well. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and dip in sugar, place on cookie sheet sugar side up. 3. Bake at 350 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes.Cool on wire racks. *if the dough feels a bit "gooey", add a bit more flour-about 2 tablespoons *as these are a bit golden colored before baking, do not rely on color to tell you when they are done. Mine took 8 minutes exactly and you can smell the spices when they were done.