Swedish Ginger Cookies

By Tonya_Speed

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 tablespoon water
• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• Red and green candied cherries
• Slivered almonds
• 2 -inch round cookie or biscuit cutter

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease baking sheet.
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Add egg, molasses and water; continue to mix until well blended.
In a separate bowl stir together dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger). Add dry ingredients to moist ingredients and stir until all is incorporated.
Roll dough out to 1/8 inch thickness on lightly floured surface.
Cut dough with cookie cutter. Decorate with cherries and almond slices to form flower design.
Bake for 8 minutes.