Pepperkaker og kakemenn

Prøver å tvinge fram litt julestemning her i sommerland :) Så eg har bakt pepperkakemenn og kakemenn. De blei faktisk veldig gode, og eg er nesten imponert sjøl siden eg aldri har bakt det før ;)

PEPPERKAKER

Ingredients

• 1 1/8 cups butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

• Cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the cream. Add the baking soda and little water (no more than 2 tablespoons) to the butter mixture.
• Sift the spices, baking powder and flour into the butter mixture. Blend until a nice dough is formed. Roll dough into sausages about 2-1/2 inches in diameter wrap tightly and let dough chill thoroughly.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Remove chilled dough and cut into thin slices. Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet for 6 to 8 minutes. Let cookies cool on wire rack.

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KAKEMENN

100 g (3 ½ oz) butter, melted and cooled

3 dl (1 ¼ cups) sugar

2 dl (7/8 cup) milk

1 teaspoon hornsalt (ammonium carbonate) or 1 tablespoon baking powder

1 litre (4 cups) flour

Combine butter, sugar, milk, ammonium carbonate (hornsalt) and half the flour, mixing well. Mix in the remaining flour to stiff dough. Cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight. Preheat the oven to 175 degree Celsius. Roll out the dough to a thick sheet. Cut figures and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake for around 7 minutes. They should not turn colour. Cool completely before decorating with colour frosting.

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