Sirups Kager (Danish Brown Spice Cookies) (1986 Winner)

Cookie & Bar

Difficulty: Easy Servings: 60 Source:

Ingredients

1 cup Butter or margarine softened

1 cup Sugar

1 cup Dark corn syrup

2 teaspoons Cinnamon

1 tablespoon Ground cloves

1/2 tablespoon Baking soda mixed with

1 tablespoon water

1 cup Flour can use 4 cups

Directions

Cream butter or margarine with sugar and corn syrup. Stir in cinnamon, cloves and baking soda mixture. Add flour a little at a time, mixing well after each addition until stiff dough forms. Cover dough and refrigerate until firm.

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on floured surface. Cut with cookie cutters into reindeer or desired shapes, or roll dough into logs about 1-inch in diameter and slice crosswise into 1-inch-thick rounds.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheets until lightly browned, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Notes

From the Chicago Tribune annual Food Guide Holiday Cookie Contest December 4, 1986

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