Swedish Ginger Cookies

1 c Butter
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 lg Egg
1 1/2 tb Grated Orange Rind
2 tb Dark Corn Syrup
1 tb Water
3 1/4 c Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
2 ts Baking Soda
2 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Ground Ginger, Or more To Taste
1/2 ts Ground Cloves

Yield: 5 Dozen Cookies. Cream the butter and sugar until light. Add the egg, orange rind, corn syrup and water blending well. Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the butter mixture. Chill the dough thoroughly. Roll out very thin, about 1/8-inch and cut with cookie cutters. Bake, on ungreased cookie sheets, in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Do not over bake or the cookies will burn.

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