~ Swedish pepparkaka cookies(a spice cookie) Recipe ~

1/2   c            butter,softened
   1 1/2   c            Sugar
   1       tb           Dark Karo syrup
   2       ts           Baking soda
   1                    Egg,beaten
   3       ts           Cinnamon
   2       ts           Ground ginger
   1       t            Ground cloves
   3 1/4   c            Sifted flour
     1/2   c            Orange juice,fresh or frozen

     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.