Swedish Icebox Cookies
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
150
ingredients
- 828.06 ml flour (sifted, all-purpose)
- 4.92 ml baking soda
- 1.23 ml salt
- 14.79 ml powdered ginger
- 1.23 ml nutmeg
- 9.85 ml powdered cloves
- 9.85 ml cinnamon
- 226.79 g butter
- 236.59 ml sugar
- 118.29 ml molasses (either light or dark)
- 141.74 g almonds (whole, blanched)
directions
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In large bowl of electric mixer, cream the butter. Gradually add the sugar and beat well. Add the molasses and beat, scraping the bowl with a spatula, until sooth.
- On lowest speed, gradually add the dry ingredients, continuing to use the spatula as necessary.
- Turn the dough onto a board. Knead slightly, only until smooth. Add the almonds and knead until they are evenly distributed.
- Divide dough in half and shape each half into an oblong. Place each half on a piece of wax paper about 15" long.
- Holding the paper against the dough, smooth each oblong into an even shape about 3" x 1", and about 10" long. Wrap in wax paper. Freeze the dough for 30-45 minutes, or refrigerate it overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Using a very sharp knife, slice cookies a scan 1/4" thick. Place on unbuttered cookie sheets about 1" apart. Bake 10 minutes, or until cookies become slightly colored and tops are semi-firm. Do not overbake -- these will crisp up as they cool.
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