Name: Pepparkahar (Norwegian Gingerbread Cookies)
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine, softened; 1½ cups sugar; 3 tbsp molasses; 1 egg; 2 tbsp water or milk; 3¼ cups unsifted flour; 2 tsp baking soda; ½ tsp salt; 2 tsp cinnamon; 1½ tsp ginger; 1 tsp ground cloves; ½ tsp cardamom, if desired

Pepparkahar (Norwegian Gingerbread Cookies) Published on: December 3, 2020

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Pepparkahar (Norwegian Gingerbread Cookies)

These cookies are so good that we serve them at Thanksgiving and Christmas! At Thanksgiving, we make turkey-shaped cookies. At Christmas, we make gingerbread people. Decorating them is always fun!

Cook Time10

Course: Dessert

Author: Marybeth

Equipment

mixing bowls
Rolling Pin
baking sheet
Cookie cutters
Wax paper or plastic wrap for handling dough
Tin for storage

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1½ cups sugar
3 tbsp molasses
1 egg
2 tbsp water or milk
3¼ cups unsifted flour
2 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1½ tsp ginger
1 tsp ground cloves
½ tsp cardamom, if desired

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cream together butter, sugar, and molasses.
Beat in the egg and water/milk.
Stir in remaining ingredients until combined.
Roll out on floured surface to ⅛-inch thickness and cut with floured cookie cutters.
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until cookies are set.