Swiss Spice Cookie

By Foodie-isms • February 3, 2011 • 2 Comments

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Author Notes: My grandmother (she just turned 94) is from Berne, Switzerland and this is her recipe. She would use the smallest cookie cutters to make these cookies and I would spend hours in the kitchen helping her. My photo includes the cookies and my grandmothers rolling pin. - Foodie-isms

Makes a lot

1 bottle of dark Molasses
1 bottle of light molasses
1/2 pound butter
2 eggs
1/2 pound brown sugar
1 teaspoon cardamom (I use more)
3 pounds flour
1 teaspoon baking soda

Mix molasses (both bottles), butter, eggs, brown sugar, and cardamom.
Then add flour and baking soda and combine.
Cover and put in refrigerator for 3 days.
When you are ready to start baking (after the third day) roll out the dough onto a floured surface. Keep unused dough cold until ready to roll. Use cookie cutters to cut out your shaped cookies.
Bake at 375 for 7 minutes. Larger cookies will take a bit longer to bake.