Name: Swedish Pepparkakor
Yield: Makes 6 dozen cookies
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 large egg, beaten; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 2 tablespoons dark molasses; 3½ cups all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon ground cloves; 1½ teaspoons ground ginger; 1 cup sugar; ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar; ½ teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Makes
6
dozen cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Scandinavian Classic Baking

By Pat Sinclair

Published 2011

About

Traditional shapes for these spicy cookies include pigs, horses, roosters, gingerbread boys, hearts and stars. The most common shape in Sweden is the pig! Many families hang Pepperkakor as ornaments on Christmas trees along with small animals made from straw.

Ingredients

3½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons</

Method

Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ground ginger, salt and ground cloves in a medium bowl. Whisk until spices are thoroughly mixed into flour.

Beat the sugar, brown sugar and butter in a large mixer bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add the egg and molasses and beat on medium until well mixed.

With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture. Bea