Orange Ginger Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange rind
• 2 3/4 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon clove

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together.
• 3 beat in the egg, corn syrup and orange peel and mix well.
• 4 sift the dry ingredients and add to the creamed mixture.
• 5 roll into balls about the size of a walnut and place on a greased cookie sheet.
• 6 cover the balls on the cookies sheet with waxed paper and flatten with a glass.
• 7 bake at 400 degrees for 5 to 6 minutes.