Swedish spiced gingerbread biscuits that are crisp but not hard. To make it more like a cracker, omit the egg. Leave the cookies on the tray for a few minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack if you prefer a little bit softer cookie.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 35 mins |
| Servings: | 48 |
| Yield: | 48 cookies |
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup pastry flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 dash ground black pepper, or to taste
- ¼ cup molasses
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- ⅛ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup butter
- egg
Instructions
- Mix all-purpose flour, pastry flour, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and black pepper together in a bowl and set aside.
- Combine molasses, sugar, and maple syrup in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir constantly to dissolve and remove from heat when a small foam rises to the surface, about 3 minutes. Continue stirring and allow to cool slightly; add butter and let cool to room temperature. Add egg.
- Pour molasses mixture into flour mixture in the bowl and mix until crumbles hold together when pressed. Knead for 2 minutes, focusing on any dry bits. Form into a flat log and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cut dough log into small sections and allow to warm up slightly before rolling out between 2 layers of parchment paper to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut shapes with a floured cookie cutter or pastry wheel. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 12 minutes; remove cookies before they brown. Cool on a rack.
- You can use brown sugar in place of molasses.
- Keeps in a tin for up to 5 days or in the refrigerator for longer storage.
- Tested substitutions include using 1 cup whole wheat flour and 1 cup all-purpose flour; nutmeg, cardamom, or pumpkin pie spice for cinnamon; 1/4 cup maple syrup for molasses; and even adding a dash of cayenne if you really like a kick!
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 41 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 6 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 34 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |