Piparkakut

Description
Submitted by ckpenner77@hotmail.com
 * Source: Christmas Cookie Recipes from around the World
 * Makes about 200

Ingredients

 * 1¼ cups margarine
 * ¼ cups sugar
 * 3 eggs
 * 1 cup dark corn syrup
 * 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
 * 2 teaspoons ground ginger
 * 2 teaspoons ground cloves
 * 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
 * 7 cups white flour
 * 3 teaspoons baking soda

Directions

 * 1) Boil the syrup and spices, add the margarine and beat until the mixture is cool.
 * 2) Mix the soda in with part of the flour and then combine with the syrup-margarine mixture.
 * 3) In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs and sugar.
 * 4) Add the whipped eggs and the rest of the flour.
 * 5) Do not knead the final mixture.
 * 6) Cover the dough with plastic wrap and leave overnight in a cool place.
 * 7) Preheat oven to 400°F.
 * 8) Roll out the dough, cut up into shapes with cookie cutters and bake the cookies in the oven until golden brown (approximately 8 minutes).