PEPPARKAKOR II

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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!

Provided by Sue Haynes

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Scandinavian

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 126.6 calories, Carbohydrate 18.5 g, Cholesterol 18.5 mg, Fat 5.3 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 108.6 mg, Sugar 8.7 g