Pepperkaker

Recipe From: Ruth Hassing (Kirsten's grandmother)

Notes

This is a Norwegian recipe translated by my aunt Åse Blake, Ruth's daughter.

Preheat Oven to:  375 degrees

Ingredients

1 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 Tbl dark corn syrup
2 tsp baking soda, dissolved in a little warm water
3 cups flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground cardamon

Instructions

Sift together dry ingredients, except soda; set aside.  Cream butter and sugars.  Add egg and syrup and mix well.  Dissolve the soda in a little warm water; add to egg mixture and stir thoroughly.  Add sifted dry ingredients and stir until blended.  Chill several hours.  Roll quite thin and cut into shapes with cookie cutter.  Bake at 375 degrees for about 7 minutes.