Pepparkakor II
This cookie is as authentically Swedish as it gets! The dough is rolled out thinly and cut into various shapes, with the pig being the most commonly used.
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
Instructions
- 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
Calories: 127kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 109mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
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