| 1 | Preparation time: 45 minutes chilling time: one hour baking time: 8 to 10 minutes |
| 2 | Cream butter or margarine with sugar and corn syrup. |
| 3 | Stir in cinnamon, cloves and baking soda mixture. |
| 4 | Add flour a little at a time, mixing well after each addition until stiff dough forms. |
| 5 | Cover dough and refrigerate until firm. |
| 6 | Heat oven to 400 degrees. |
| 7 | Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on floured surface. |
| 8 | Cut with cookie cutters into reindeer or desired shapes. |
| 9 | Or roll dough into logs about 1-inch in diameter and slice crosswise into 1-inch-thick rounds. |
| 10 | Bake on ungreased cookie sheets until lightly browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. |
| 11 | Sirups kager, a danish spice cookie "as brown as a reindeer," was a humble but coveted christmas prize enjoyed by her grandfather in denmark, writes our contest winner, julie k. |
| 12 | Cook, of chicago |
