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Swedish ginger cookies

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Ingredients/Components

sugar
cinnamon - 2 tsp
butter - 1 c
water - 1 Tbsp
soda - 2 tsp
egg - 1 item
ginger - 1 tsp
sifted flour
dark corn syrup - 2 Tbsp
cloves - 1/2 tsp
grated orange peel
blanched almonds - 1 item

How to make swedish ginger cookies:

Thoroughly cream butter and sugar. Add egg and beat until light and fluffy. Add orange peel, corn syrup and water; mix well. Sift together dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture. Chill dough thoroughly.

On lightly floured surface, roll to 1/8-inch. Cut in desired shapes. (For sparkly look, sprinkle rolled dough with sugar, then press it in lightly with a rolling pin.) Place one inch apart on cookie sheet. Top each cookie with blanched almond half. Bake 5 to 8 minutes at 350° or until golden brown and crisp. Cool on rack.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cookie and brownie, Rolled cookies.

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