Sirups kager (danish brown spice cookies) Recipe

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Sirups kager (danish brown spice cookies)

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Ingredients:

1	cup	Butter or margarine
		-(softened)
1	cup	Sugar
1	cup	Dark corn syrup
2	tsp	Cinnamon
1	tbsp	Ground cloves
1/2	tsp	Baking soda mixed with
		1 ts water
		Flour (3 ?to 4 cups)

Procedures:

1	Preparation time: 45 minutes chilling time: one hour baking time: 8 to 10 minutes Cream butter or margarine with sugar and corn syrup.
2	Stir in cinnamon, cloves and baking soda mixture.
3	Add flour a little at a time, mixing well after each addition until stiff dough forms.
4	Cover dough and refrigerate until firm.
5	Heat oven to 400 degrees.
6	Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on floured surface.
7	Cut with cookie cutters into reindeer or desired shapes.
8	Or roll dough into logs about 1-inch in diameter and slice crosswise into 1-inch-thick rounds.
9	Bake on ungreased cookie sheets until lightly browned, about 8 to 10 minutes.
10	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.
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