Cinnamon Clove Cookies

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 pinch salt
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened not melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
• 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
• crystal sugar (crystal sugar has larger granules than granulated sugar it can be found at baking stores, if you can)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. position rack in the middle of the oven.
• 2 line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 in a large bowl, sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
• 4 in the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 5 add the eggs and beat until incorporated. beat in the orange zest and corn syrup.
• 6 add the dry ingredients in two two batches, beating until the dough is well mixed.
• 7 with your hands shape the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic, and chill for an hour.
• 8 on a lightly floured board, roll out the dough 1/4 inch thick, if you like a thicker cookie then roll out thicker and adjust your cooking time. with a floured cookie cutter of your choice, cut out cookies and place them 1 1/2 inches apart on the cookie sheets. if you wish, sprinkle with crystal sugar.
• 9 reroll the scrapes only one time, or the dough will become tough. the more you handle the dough, the tougher it will get.
• 10 bake the cookies for 12 minutes, turning the cookie sheets halfway through the baking time.
• 11 cool the cookies on the sheet, set on racks. store in airtight containers.
• 12 the size of your cookie cutter will determine how many cookies you end up with.