Old Fashioned Gingerbread

1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg, well-beaten
1/2 cup molasses
1 3/4 cups flour, sifted
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. instant coffee

Cream butter. Beat in sugar and beat till fluffy. Stir in egg and molasses. Sift dry ingredients together and stir in gradually. Chill. Roll 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured surface. Place on greased baking sheet. Sprinkle sugar over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cut in squares.