1986 Winner: Sirups Kager (Danish Brown Spice Cookies) Recipe

• 1 c. Butter or possibly margarine (softened)
• 1 c. Sugar
• 1 c. Dark corn syrup
• 2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Grnd cloves
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda mixed with
• 1 tsp water
• Flour (3 3/4 to 4 c.)

1. Preparation Time: 45 min
2. Chilling Time: One hour
3. Baking Time: 8to 10 min
4. 1.
5. Cream butter or possibly margarine with sugar and corn syrup.
6. Stir in cinnamon, cloves and baking soda mix.
7. Add in flour a little at a time, mixing well after each addition till stiff dough forms.
8. Cover dough and chill till hard.
9. 2.
10. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
11. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on floured surface.
12. Cut with cookie cutters into reindeer or possibly desired shapes.
13. Or possibly roll dough into logs about 1-inch in diameter and slice crosswise into 1-inch-thick rounds.
14. 3.
15. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets till lightly browned, about 8 to 10 min.
16. Sirups kager, a Danish spice cookie "as brown as a reindeer," was a humble but coveted Christmas prize enjoyed by her grandfather in Denmark, writes our contest winner, Julie K. Cook, of Chicago.

butter, sugar, corn syrup, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, water, flour

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/1986-winner-sirups-kager-danish-brown-spice-cookies-61395 (may not work)