How to Make Easy Swedish Gingersnaps 🎄 🎄 Pepparkakor 🍪

How to Make Easy Swedish Gingersnaps 🎄 Pepparkakor 🍪

In Sweden, Christmas is not Christmas without pepparkakor or gingersnaps. Gingersnap Cookies are a highly addictive, sugar coated cookie that has a spicy flavor from adding brown sugar, molasses, and ginger and cardamom. Served any time of the year. But it is extra special to have during Christmas with a glass of Swedish Glogg.🎄

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cup flour
• 3 1/2 oz white sugar
• 3 1/2 oz brown sugar
• 3 1/2 oz dark corn syrup
• approx. 1/3 cup water
• 10 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp lemon peel
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp ginger
• 11 tbsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp cardamom 
• 1/2 tbs baking soda  

 Directions

1. To make gingersnaps, heat the brown sugar, white sugar, corn syrup and water in a pot.
2. Add the butter and let it melt.
3. Stir and let cool slightly.
4. Blend in the spices and baking soda.
5. Cool, dough preferably overnight.
6. Take the dough and knead it smooth on a table
7. Roll the dough.
8. Cut into shapes, using the desired cookie cutters.
9. Optionally brush the dough lightly with water. Sprinkle sugar over the dough.
10. Bake in the oven (180°C/350°F) for 8–10 minutes.
11. Let the gingersnaps cool on the baking sheet. 🎄🎅

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