Piparkakut - Finnish Ginger Cookies

Total Time: 12 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter (no substitute)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 3 teaspoons orange zest
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 5 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 combine butter, sugar, corn syrup and spices in a saucepan.
• 2 over low-medium heat, stir ingredients constantly until ingredients look like they are about to boil.
• 3 remove from heat and transfer to a mixing bowl.
• 4 allow sugar mixture to cool to room temperature.
• 5 stirring occasionally might help speed up this process.
• 6 stir eggs into cooled sugar mixture.
• 7 sift flour and baking soda together and add to sugar mixture.
• 8 mix well.
• 9 roll dough into a ball.
• 10 cover and chill in the refrigerator for 8-12 hours or overnight.
• 11 split dough into 2 parts; roll dough about 1/4-inch thick on a clean, floured surface.
• 12 cut into desired shapes.
• 13 bake in preheated oven at 350°f for about 10-15 minutes, or until firm to the touch.
• 14 cookies can be left plain, or decorated with pipped icing.
• 15 note: this makes a crisp cookie, if a softer cookie is desired you may substitute brown sugar for the granulated sugar.