Adapted from Dutch Touches: Recipes and Traditions, compiled by Carol Van Klompenburg and Dorothy Crum. 5 steps
| 2 cups brown sugar |
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cream |
Dust cookie molds with flour, press dough in with fingers, level it off; turn board over and bang on the counter so the cookie drops out. Place on baking tray and bake in moderate oven 10–12 minutes. |
| 1 1/2 cups butter |
| approx 4 cups flour |
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mix, adding enough flour to form a very stiff dough |
| 1 egg |
beaten |
| 1 teaspoon salt |
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| 1 teaspoon baking powder |
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| 1 teaspoon cinnamon |
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| 3/4 teaspoon cloves |
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| 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg |
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| 1/2 teaspoon allspice |
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| 1/2 teaspoon ginger |
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