Pepparkakor - Swedish Gingerbread cookies

Ingredients

1) 3 dl sirap
1.25 cups of "sirap". There is no direct substitute. They sell Sirap at IKEA. If I can't find "Sirap" I substitute light molasses or corn syrup (light or dark).

2) 3 dl vispgrädde
1.25 cup whipping cream

3) 3 hg smör (1 hg = 300 g)
1 1/3 cups butter

4) 150 g socker
2/3 cups sugar

5) 150 g farinsocker
3/4 cup brown sugar

6) 1 tsk kryddnejlika
1 tsp clove

7) 1 tsk kanel
1 tsp cinnamon

8) 1 tsk ingefära
1 tsp ginger

9) 1 tsk pomeransskal
1 tsp pomegranite rind. You can substitute orange rind

10) 1 tsk bikarbonat ( blandas med lite mjöl )
1 tsp baking soda - mix with a little flour

11) ca 1,5 l vetemjöl
approximately 7.5 cups flour


Directions
1) Smält smöret i en gryta, ( låt det svalna lite )
Melt butter in a pan (let cool a little). Add to mixing bowl.

2) häll i vispgrädde, socker, farinsocker och sirap.
Add whipping cream, sugar, brown sugar, and sirap (molasses or corn syrup) to the mixing bowl. Mix.

3) Blanda kryddorna och bikarbonat och häll i smeten.
Mix the spices and baking soda and pour into the batter

4) Rör ner mjölet i grytan, rör om väl till en jämn smet.
Stir the flour into the batter

5) Låt stå i kylskåp över natten.
Let stand in the fridge over night

6) Ev behövs mer mjöl till utbakningen.
More flour is needed for rolling the cookies and cutting the shapes

7) Gräddas i 200 gr C ca 5 min eller till fin färg.
Cook at 400 degrees F or until the cookies have a nice color (5-10 minutes, depending on the size and thickness of the cookies).