Icelandic Pepper Cookies

These cookies are baked for Christmas in every home in Iceland.

• Calories: 289 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 ¼ cups white sugar
• 1 ¼ cups butter, softened
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• ¾ cup light corn syrup
• 2 small eggs
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Stir in corn syrup and eggs; cream well. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and pepper. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture, and mix until smooth. Refrigerate dough over night.

Step 3

Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out cookies with a 2 inch round cookie cutter. Place at least 1 inch apart on cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven.