Swedish Ginger Cookies (Pepparkakor)

Title: Swedish Ginger Cookies (Pepparkakor)

Categories: Cookies Christmas Servings: 10

1/2 c Molasses

1/2 c Sugar

1/2 c Butter

1 ea Egg, well beaten

2 1/2 c Sifted all-purpose flour

1/4 t Salt

1/4 t Baking soda

1/2 t Ginger

1/2 t Cinnamon Heat molasses in small saucepan to boiling point. The boil

1 minute. Add

sugar and butter and stir until butter is melted. Cool. Beat in egg.

Sift together flour, salt, soda and spices. Add to first mixture and mix

thoroughly.

Cover bowl tightly and chill overnight. Roll out a portion of the dough

at a time on lightly floured pastry cloth. Roll out thin. Cut into desired shapes.

6 to 8 minutes.

Yield: 10 dozen cookies

Note: The dough may be shaped into a roll and wrapped in waxed paper.

Chill thoroughly overnight or longer. Slice thin and bake in moderate

oven (350). These should be stored in an air-tight container - allow

flavor to "ripen". --