Pepperkaker (Norwegian ginger buscuits)

So I made these for the first time for a little Christmas get together I was having in Oslo and they were so good I had to make them again a week later in Scotland. They are a Christmas tradition in Norway, but I think they are good all year round :)


Pepperkaker


Makes shitloads!

• 150g butter
• 100ml sugar syrup
• 160g golden caster sugar
• 100ml whipping cream
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground balck pepper
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 450g plain flour

Method

1. Mix butter, syrup and sugar in a pot. Heat until sugar is completely melted. Let is cool slightly and add cream. 
2. Sift in spices, baking powder and most of the flour. Stir until it forms a stiff dough. 
3. Leave in the fridge over night. 
4. Then kneed with rest of flour and roll out about 3mm thick. 
5. Cut using cookie cutters to make different shapes.
6. Place on baking sheet on oven tray and bake at 180C(gas mark 4) until golden brown (about 10 mins). Cool cookies before decorating.

Tip: Dip cookie cutters in flour first so the cookie mixture doesn’t stick.