Granny's Spice Cookies

Ingredients

230 gr butter
300 gr sugar
1 egg
40 gr corn syrup
12 gr orange peel
16 ml water
400 gr all purpose flour
9 gr baking soda
5 gr cinnamon
2 gr ginger
1 candies nonpareils

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg, corn syrup, orange peel and cold water. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves; ad to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill for at least an hour. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough, a portion at a time, to 0 cm thickness. Cu into desired shapes. Place on greased baking sheets. Decorate as desired. B at 375' for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Shown with sprinkles lightly over, a red dot in center. A hole close to top with ribbon in hung on the tree, or laying on a plate. Cut with a scalloped biscuit cutter. Article: Favorites from Grandma's Pantry Submitted by Valerie Hudson, IA Her comments: Granny always had a batch of these delicious, crispy cookies waiting for us at her home. ----