Pepparkakor (Ginger Cookies)

Submitted by BeccaB3c

"From a little Swedish recipe book of mine. I just love Pepparkakor- I would always get the Anna's Pepparkakor that come in a nice tin at the Swedish Kontur Shop in St. Peter. They would either be shaped like hearts or be a flower-like shape. A very special treat!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 11

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup boiling water
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 3 cups flour

directions

1. Dissolve baking soda in the boiling water.
2. Mix all ingredients together.
3. Roll very thin.
4. Cut dough with a cookie cutter.
5. Bake at 325 degrees until light brown. Watch carefully, as cookies brown very quickly.

Reviews

[txblonde12]

I followed the recipe exactly as printed, and refrigerated the dough overnight. It was still so sticky and thin, I could not roll it even using waxed paper. The cookies did not hold their shapes and were still very sticky after baking. It seems to be way to much molasses.