Swedish spice cookies – moose cookies

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 250 g butter
• 250 g sugar
• 200 g beet syrup
• ¼ tsp cardamom
• ¼ tsp ginger powder
• ¼ tsp clove powder
• 2 tbsp cinnamon powder
• 100 ml water
• 700 g flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 200 g powdered sugar
• some lemon juice

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 12 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 6 minutes; Total time approx. 13 hours 21 minutes

also usable as tree decoration, for 60 pieces

Heat the butter, sugar, and syrup in a saucepan until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in the spices and let the mixture cool slightly. Stir in the water. Knead in the flour and baking powder, wrap the dough in foil, and chill overnight, preferably overnight. Preheat oven to 175°C (top and bottom heat). Roll out the dough thinly in portions and cut out various shapes using cookie cutters. I use a moose for this. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. If you want to hang the cookies, you must poke a hole in them before baking. Bake in the oven for about 6 minutes. Let cool thoroughly. Mix the powdered sugar with lemon juice and decorate the cookies with it. Let dry, then store in a tin. Tip: Instead of ginger, cardamom, and cloves, you can also use gingerbread spice.