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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.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine world cuisine
Servings 36 (2 to 3 dozen)
Calories 127 kcal

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
Keyword Pepparkakor II
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