– 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
– 1 ¼ cups firmly packed brown sugar
– 2 eggs
– 2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
– 1 teaspoon baking powder
– 1 teaspoon baking soda
– 1 teaspoon salt
– 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
– 1 teaspoon ground ginger
– ½ teaspoon ground allspice
– ½ teaspoon ground cloves
– 1 cup milk