Danish Gingerbread

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup light corn syrup
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 4½ cups flour
  • Icing
    • 1½ cups confectioner's sugar (sifted)
    • 1 egg white
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    • A few drops vanilla extract
    • Various food colorings

Directions

Cream butter and sugar. Add syrup, honey, lemon rind, vanilla, spices, salt and soda. Add enough flour to make soft dough. Chill until firm enough to roll.

Set oven to 350° F. Grease and flour baking sheets.

On floured cloth roll dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Bake 8 minutes or until puffed and dry.

Cool on a rack and decorate with colored icing.

Icing

Beat everything but the colors and extracts until the icing peaks. If necessary add more sugar and egg white. Divide into separate bowls for each of the different colors and extracts.

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