Norway'S Best Pepper Cookies

• 1 1/8 cups butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

1. Cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the cream. Add the baking soda and little water (no more than 2 tablespoons) to the butter mixture.
2. Sift the spices, baking powder and flour into the butter mixture. Blend until a nice dough is formed. Roll dough into sausages about 2-1/2 inches in diameter wrap tightly and let dough chill thoroughly.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Remove chilled dough and cut into thin slices. Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet for 6 to 8 minutes. Let cookies cool on wire rack.

butter, white sugar, heavy whipping cream, baking soda, flour, ground cinnamon, ground black pepper, ground cardamom, baking powder

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/11086/norways-best-pepper-cookies/ (may not work)