Swedish Pepparkakor

Name: Swedish Pepparkakor
Prep time: 24 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 24 h 15 min
Yield: 9 dozen cookies, 27 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 2 teaspoons ground cardamom; 2 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup dark corn syrup; 1 large egg; 3 tablespoons heavy cream; 5 cups flour (do not sift!); 1 teaspoon baking soda

Submitted by SeaChelle

"A spicy holiday cookie, from the December/January 2009 issue of Hallmark Magazine."

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Ready In:: 24hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 9 dozen cookies
Serves:: 27

ingredients

1 cup butter
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 cup sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
1 large egg
3 tablespoons heavy cream
5 cups flour (do not sift!)
1 teaspoon baking soda

directions

In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add ginger, cardamon, and cloves. Add sugar and corn syrup, mixing well after each addition. Bring to a boil and cook for one minute. Set aside to cool (1-2 hours at room temp).
In a large bowl, with a heavy-duty mixer, beat the egg. Add the cream and cooled butter mixture. On low speed, add half the flour, 1 cup at a time. Add the baking soda, then add the rest of the flour 1 cup at a time.
Pull off chunks of dough the size of tennis balls, and roll into balls. Wrap each individually in plastic wrap, and place in a lidded bowl large enough to hold all the dough balls. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat the oven to 325°F Heavily grease one of more baking sheets.
Working with one ball of dough at a time (keep the others chilled until ready to roll out), pinch off a golf-ball-sized amount of dough. On a well-floured surface and with a floured rolling pin, roll it out as thin as you can - the thinner the dough, the crispier the cookies.
Cut out cookies with a small (2 inch) cookie cutter. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool on racks.

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SeaChelle

I graduated with a B.S. in biology in May 2009. My minors were in chemistry and psychology. Most of my experiments take place in my kitchen these days. I have loved cooking for as long as I can remember. I especially love baking, and I've recently (summer of 2009) started canning. Other hobbies include thrift shopping, drinking good coffee or tea, reading (especially cookbooks, nonfiction, and memoirs), knitting, trashy Vh1 reality shows, and spending time with my long-term boyfriend and our three (count 'em, THREE!) medium to large cats. <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg">

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