Bake gingerbread biscuits

Baking gingerbread biscuits (piparkakut) is a Christmas tradition in many families. The dough is made the day before so the spices have time to flavour it.

You will need

• 150 g butter
• 1.5 dl sugar
• 1 dl dark syrup
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp ginger, 2 tsp cloves
• 1 tsp bitter orange peel
• 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• About 6 dl plain flour

Steps

1. Heat the syrup and spices

   Bring the syrup, sugar and spices to the boil in a saucepan.

2. Add the butter

3. Cool

4. Add the egg and flour

5. Let it rest

6. Roll out and cut

7. Bake

8. Decorate

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