| 1 cup Butter or margarine (softened) | | 1 cup Sugar | | 1 cup Dark corn syrup | | 2 tsp Cinnamon | | 1 tsp Ground cloves | | 12 tsp Baking soda mixed with | | 1 tsp water | | Flour (3 3/4 to 4 cups) |
| | Preparation Time: 45 minutes | | Chilling Time: One hour | | Baking Time: 8 to 10 minutes | | 1. Cream butter or margarine with sugar and corn syrup. Stir in cinnamon , cloves and baking soda mixture. Add flour a little at a time, mixing well after each addition until stiff dough forms. Cover dough and refrigerate until firm. | | 2. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on floured surface. Cut with cookie cutters into reindeer or desired shapes. Or roll dough into logs about 1-inch in diameter and slice crosswise into 1-inch-thick rounds. | | 3. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets until lightly browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. | | Sirups kager, a Danish spice cookie as brown as a reindeer |
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