1. Mix the brown sugar, syrup, and water in a saucepan. Let boil.

2. Add the butter or margarine and let it melt. Continue by adding the spices.

3. Let the contents cool without stirring.

4. Mix the baking soda with 3/4 of the flour in a separate bowl (the rest of the flour will be used for working the dough on the counter.

5. Add the flour mixture to the saucepan and work to dough to a ball.

6. Wrap the dough in plastic-wrap and let chill in fridge until next day.

Part 2.

7. Turn the oven on to 175°C (or 350°F)

8. Work the dough on a floured surface, kneed the flour into the dough if needed.

9. Roll out the dough and cut out cookies with cutters, or by hand. Place them on a greased tray or tray with oven paper. Let the cookies bake in the middle of the oven between 6-8 minutes.

Let cookies cool before serving. Can be kept in a tin in room temperature or in the freezer. Enjoy your Swedish Pepparkakor!

When talking about Pepparkakor in Sweden we always say to young children that you become good if you eat gingerbread cookies. In Swedish “Man blir snäll av att äta pepparkakor!” Try saying that to your children next time they’re naughty, I bet they’ll like the idea 🙂