Cooking Recipe Piparkukas Cookie Mix (From Eastern Europe)
Recipe Ingredients
1/2 c
Sugar
1/3 c
Butter or margarine
1/4 c
Honey
1/4 c
Pure maple or maple flavored
-yrup
1/2 ts
Ginger; ground
1/4 ts
Cinnamon; ground
1/4 ts
Cardamom; ground
1/4 ts
Cloves; ground
1/4 ts
Nutmeg; ground
3 c
All-purpose flour
1
Egg
1
Egg; beaten
Directions
In a large saucepan, combine sugar, butter or margarine, honey, syrup
and spices. Bring to boiling. Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 cup of
the flour and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. Cool. Beat in 1
egg; stir in remaining flour. Cover and chill thoroughly. Let dough
stand at room temperature until soft enough to roll. On lightly
floured surface, roll dough to 1/8" thickness; cut out with 2" round
cookie cutters. Place on greased cookie sheet; brush with beaten egg.
Bake in 375 degree oven for 7 to 8 minutes; remove cookies to a wire
rack. Cool.