Pepparkakor II

This is about as Swedish a cookie as you can find! The dough is rolled thin, and cut into many shapes, the most commonly used is the pig!

• Calories: 127 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 8 ounces butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in egg, corn syrup, orange juice, and orange zest. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; stir into the creamed mixture until combined.

Step 3

Roll dough out to 1/8 inch thickness, and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies on wire racks.