Swedish Spice Thins (Pepparkakor)
Thin, crispy and flavored with cinnamon, ginger and cloves, they are tasty and relatively low in calories.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup mild molasses or half molasses and half maple syrup
- 1/4 cup heavy cream or non-dairy cream
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
Instructions
- In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, scraping bowl as needed. Beat in molasses and cream until well-blended.
- Mix flours with baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. Add to butter mixture and mix until blended.
- Divide dough into 4 pieces and flatten so they chill faster. Separate pieces with wax paper or plastic, seal (I put into a sealed container to avoid plastic use) and refrigerate 1-2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Between two pieces of floured wax paper, roll first piece of dough to 1/8 inch thick. Using a floured cookie cutter, cut dough into cookies. Place cookies, 1 inch apart, on an ungreased cookie sheet. Place trimmings back in refrigerator to re-roll at end.
- Bake cookies 9 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Let cookies firm up on cookie sheet for a minute or two then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Repeat rolling and cutting with remaining dough and trimmings.
Notes
The yield (and therefore calorie count) will vary based on thickness and cookie cutter size.
Be sure to roll these cookies very thin and don't underbake them to achieve the delightful crispness that characterizes this cookie.
Nutrition
Calories: 70kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 52mgPotassium: 54mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 104IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 0.4mg
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