Finnish Pepper Cookies - Piparkakut - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup dark corn syrup
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups butter, melted
2 cups granulated sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 cup heavy cream
4 teaspoons baking soda
9 cups flour

Preparation

In a saucepan, combine the syrup, cinnamon, allspice, pepper, cloves, ginger, butter, and sugar, and bring it to a boil.
Remove the mixture from the heat, transfer it into a bowl, and let cool.
Stir in the egg, cream, soda, and flour; cover and place in the refrigerator and let chill overnight.
When ready to make cookies, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Roll the dough out very thin, using about 1/2 cup of the dough at a time and cut it into your desired shapes.
Lightly grease a cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes until the cookies are lightly brown, crisp but not too dark.
Recipe makes about 8 dozen 2-inch cookies.