1/4 c. dark molasses
1/4 c. (1/2 stick) butter, softened to room temperature
1/3 c. sugar
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. cardamon
1 tbsp. kahlua

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place molasses in small saucepan and bring to a gentle boil over medium heat; add butter and sugar; stir slowly until is melted. Remove from heat; mix in flour, ginger, cardamon and kahlua.

Place saucepan in pan of hot water to prevent mixture from hardening. Drop batter from teaspoon onto lightly greased baking sheets, leave 3 inches between cookies. Bake 8 to 9 minutes; remove from oven and lift cookies off with spatula; cool on rack until cookies harden.