Traditional Pepparkakor (swedish Spice Cookies)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons cloves
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter (do not use margarine) or 1 cup shortening (do not use margarine)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup molasses (i use "grandma's original" unsulphured molasses)

Recipe

• 1 sift together dry ingredients; set aside.
• 2 cream sugar and butter.
• 3 add egg and molasses.
• 4 blend in dry ingredients thoroughly. let dough stand overnight for easy rolling.
• 5 on a well-floured board, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness.
• 6 cut into shapes (we usually make gingerbread people) and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• 7 note: prep time does not include time to let dough rest overnight.