Danish Brown Spice Cookies (Sirups Kager}

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cream together softened butter or margarine, sugar, and dark corn syrup. Add water to baking soda mix well and add to butter mixture along with cinnamon and cloves. Slowly stir in flour mixing well after each addition until a stiff dough is formed. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator until dough is firm about one hour.

Step 2: Scrape dough out of bowl onto a floured surface and roll into a 1/8 inch thickness. Using the reindeer cookie cutter or cutter of your choice cut shapes into dough. Lay cutouts onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.