Turn the oven on to 375˚.
Put butter, 1 ½ cups sugar, egg, corn syrup, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt into a bowl.
Mix with an electric mixer until smooth.
Add flour and stir with a wooden spoon until combined.
Roll into 1 ½ inch balls.
Put the remaining sugar (or Turbinado sugar) into a small bowl.
Roll the balls one at a time in the sugar to coat them.
Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
Arrange the balls on the prepared cookie sheets approximately 2 inches apart.
Bake on the center rack in the oven for 12-14 minutes.
Cool Completely.
Store in a container with a lid.