Pepparkakor Cookies
Pepparkakor (Swedish spice cookies)
Submitted by Kristi Tornquist
- 1 cup butter
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon white Karo syrup
- 3 Tablespoons orange juice
- 1-1/2 teaspoons soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
- 3-1/2 cups flour
Blend butter and sugar. Add egg, syrup, and orange juice. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients and then blend them into the wet mixture. Roll out very thin on a pastry cloth coated with flour and sugar. Cut with a heart shaped cookie cutter (this is traditional). Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes. If you have rolled them very thin, they bake quickly.
When you eat them, the tradition is: hold a cookie cupped in the palm of your hand. Make a wish and then tap the cookie with a finger on the other hand. If the cookie breaks into three pieces AND if you eat all three pieces without speaking, your wish will come true.