Swedish Pepparkaka Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 c butter
1 1/2 c sugar
1 tb dark karo syrup
2 ts baking soda
1 egg
3 ts cinnamon
2 ts ginger
3 1/4 c sifted flour
1/2 c orange juice

Instructions

Cream butter and sugar together.Mix all ingredients together thoroughly. Roll out and cut in desired shapes with cookie cutters.Bake on a buttered baking sheet @ 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.Hints:Put a piece of wax paper over bread board and use a cloth on rolling pin.Use flour on paper and then you can roll them out thinner and they will not stick.After mixing dough,put in refrigerator until chilled,at least one hour.