Finnish Gingerbread Men (Pepparkakor)
- Yield: 3 dozens
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
Ingredients
- 1/3cup butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/3cup vegetable shortening
- 3/4cup packed dark brown sugar, divided
- 2teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 1/2teaspoons ground ginger
- 3/4teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/8teaspoon each ground cardamom, ground coriander seed and ground black pepper
- 1 1/2teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2cups all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoon cider vinegar
- 1/4-1/3cup water
- For decorating: decorative icing, pecans, dried fruit and dragees and possibly thin decorative cord or ribbon
Instructions
- Cream butter, shortening and brown sugar together in a medium bowl, beating until fluffy. Add spices; beat well.
- Add baking soda, salt, flour, cider vinegar and just enough water to make a smooth, pliable dough. Roll into a ball. Chill 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Press ball into a disk and roll out on a lightly floured board, to about 1/8 inch thick. Cut into shapes; transfer to an ungreased cookie sheet, placing cookies about ½ to ¾ inch apart. Chill dough in between batches. 4. Bake 7 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool on pan 2 to 3 minutes. Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks. Decorate.
Recipe by Crescent Dragonwagon
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Glycemic Load 0
- Calories 340
- Fat 33g
- Saturated Fat 14g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 11g
- Cholesterol 40mg
- Sodium 220mg
- Potassium 35mg
- Carbohydrate 12g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugars 4g
- Protein 1g
- Trans Fat 3g
- Vitamin A 10%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Calcium 2%
- Iron 4%