Delicious Icelandic Pepper Cookies

Steps to make

1. 1

   Combine the butter and sugar

   5 min
   

   In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar together until smooth and creamy.

2. 2

   Add the eggs and corn syrup

   3 min
   

   Stir in the eggs and corn syrup and cream together well.

4. 3

   Sift the dry ingredients

   3 min
   

   In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, pepper, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and salt.

5. 4

   Combine the wet and dry ingredients

   5 min
   

   Add the sifted, dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix together until smooth.

6. 5

   Refrigerate

   12h
   

   Refrigerate the dough overnight.

7. 6

   Preheat the oven

   15 min

   Preheat the oven to 350°F (175 °C).

8. 7

   Roll out the dough

   5 min
   

   Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll it out to a ¼ inch thickness.

9. 8

   Cut the dough

   5 min
   

   Cut the cookies with a 2 inch round cookie cutter.

10. 9

    Place the cookies

    2 min
    

    Place the cookies at least 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.

11. 10

    Bake the cookies

    10 min
    

    Bake for 8-10 mins in preheated oven.

12. 11

    Remove the cookies from the oven

    10 min
    

    Remove the cookies from the oven immediately and place on cooling rack for 5-10 mins.