Martin's Big & Soft Ginger Cookies

So i'm glad to announce despite my absence from blogging, there is not much to report. My love life has been really good... is really good. The usual deep pondering questions surface in my mind every now and then (the most recent being how important is our difference in religions and such beliefs), but I can't help but rule all that out because Miggity possesses a lot of other qualities that matter. So, the updates?
He broke my heart over something he said, then put it back together with the most genuine and caring consideration; we attended a wedding; he got his Christmas present already (i contributed 50% towards his gun which we got from Cabela's this past weekend); we finally found a TV show we watch together (KyleXY lol i know i know)...
so things are good. We've been enjoying food as usual of course. We haven't prepared anything special together lately, but we have taken nibbles at eateries lately.
Martin (my friend) baked some ridiculously good soft chewy ginger cookies lately that I shared with Miggity and his mom.

Here is the recipe (originally taken from Better Homes&Garden Ultimate Cookie Book):
Ingredients:
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 tsps ground ginger
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
3/4 cup margarine or butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.
4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.