Pepparkakor

Name: Pepparkakor
Yield: Makes about 7 dozen
Ingredients: ½ tsp. pepper; 3½ c. sifted flour; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tblsp. ground ginger; 1 c. light molasses; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 c. butter or lard; 1 c. sugar; Sugar (for dipping)

Preparation info

Makes about
7 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Swedish gingersnaps with a “bite”

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 c. butter or lard
1 c<

Method

Cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses.
Sift together baking soda, salt, ginger, pepper and flour; add to creamed mixture and beat to mix well. Chill dough until easy to handle.
Shape dough with hands into balls the size of large marbles. Dip in sugar before baking. Place 1½" apart on lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake