Iceland

Spicy Gingersnaps - "Piparkokur"

(the Icelandic word literally means 'pepper cookies')

-500 g flour
-500 g brown sugar
-250 g butter, softened
-2 eggs
-5 tsp baking powder
-1 tsp baking soda
-2 tsp ginger
-1 tsp cinnamon
-1/2 tsp powdered cloves
-1/2 tsp ground pepper
-1/4 tsp paprika

1) Mix together the dry ingredients.
2) Add butter and eggs and knead until smooth. Cool in the
refrigerator overnight.
3) Roll out into sausage shapes of even thickness, pinch or cut off
small portions and make little balls out of the dough. Put on a cookie
sheet covered with baking paper and press your palm on top of each
ball to flatten slightly-OR slice rounds 1/5" thick.
4)  Bake at 200°C until browned (This will not take long! cookies also will
not spread, so you can put them very close together).