Pepparkakor (Swedish Ginger Snaps)

Makes 48 cookies

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda, dissolved into 1 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp cloves (I omitted the cloves)
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions

Sift together dry flour, salt,baking soda and spices.

Cream sugar and butter in a mixer until light and airy. Combine molasses, then egg.

Add the dry ingredients to and stir on medium-low until well combined.

Turn out dough onto plastic wrap and form into a disk. Wrap the dough and chill 2-4 hours, until firm.

Preheatoven to 350°F

Roll out dough to ⅛” thick sheet. Cut into cookies, and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake 8-10 minutes at 350°F, turning once. Cool on a wire rack.

Source: https://www.abakershouse.com/wp-json/mv-create/v1/creations/31/print

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