Pepparkakor

Notes:  These are addicting

Ingredients:

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon light molasses
1 whole egg, unbeaten

3 cups flour, or less
2 teaspoons baking soda
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon cloves

Instructions:

1. Beat together butter and sugar.

2. Then add molasses, egg.

3. Then add the dry ingredients.

4. Do not overwork dough. Chill dough for easier handling.  The easiest way to make these it to roll 1/4 of the dough at a time into a big snake and put in plastic wrap to chill and later slice off into cookies.

5. You may also make cutouts being careful not to add too much flour.  Make sure the cookies are similar in thickness on the same cookie sheet for uniform baking.

6. Lightly grease the pan.   Bake 5-8 minutes at 400 degrees.