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
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Ingredients
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1
bottle of dark Molasses
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1
bottle of light molasses
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1/2 pound
butter
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2
eggs
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1/2 pound
brown sugar
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1 teaspoon
cardamom (I use more)
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3 pounds
flour
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1 teaspoon
baking soda
Directions
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Mix molasses (both bottles), butter, eggs, brown sugar, and cardamom.
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Then add flour and baking soda and combine.
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Cover and put in refrigerator for 3 days.
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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.
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Bake at 375 for 7 minutes. Larger cookies will take a bit longer to bake.
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