Swedish Ginger Cookies

 -first made 2014

 – Pepparkakor

Bake: 350°F for 7-10 min

Ingredients:

·       1 cup butter

·       1-1/2 cups white sugar

·       1 tablespoon white corn syrup

·       1 large egg

·       1 tsp baking soda

·       2 tsp cinnamon

·       2 tsp ginger

·       1 scant tsp cloves

·       2-1/2 cups white flour (sifted)

Method:

1.  Cream butter together with sugar and corn syrup until smooth.

2.  Add egg and beat well

3.  Stir in soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves

4.  Fold in flour

5.  Add more flour as needed, to make dough easy to handle.

6.  Roll dough onto floured board with rolling pin to about ¼ inch thickness.

7.  Cut into heart shapes

8.  Place on ungreased or parchmented cookie sheet and bake for 7 to 10minutes in a 350 oven.

9.  Remove from pan when cool and store in airtight containers.

By Catrine Kostenius-Foster, Lulea, Sweden