Pepparkakor With Orange Glaze (Spice Cookies)

A Swedish spice cookie. Commonly cut into animal shapes. These are zesty and crisp.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 60-72 cookies

Ingredients

• 8  ounces butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1  tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1  egg
• 3 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 2  teaspoons ground ginger
• 2  teaspoons ground cloves
• 1⁄4 cup  fresh orange juice
• 2  teaspoons orange zest

• Glaze

• 1  cup powdered sugar
•  hot  orange juice

Directions

1. Cream the butter and sugar.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients and blend well.
3. Roll the dough to 1/8th inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters.
4. Bake at 400 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.
5. Cool on wire racks.
6. Meanwhile, stir hot orange juice into powdered sugar a few drops at a time until it is thin enough to drizzle.
7. Drizzle cooled cookies with glaze or spread with a knife.