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OUMA'S SOETKOEKIES (Kobie v d Merwe)
INGREDIENTS
6 cups cake flour
2 cups butter (actually one cup butter and one cup lard)
4 eggs
2¼ cups light brown sugar
1 teaspoon fine cloves
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Fine ginger to taste – I use about 2 teaspoons
Fine cinnamon to taste – I use about 2 teaspoons
Fine nutmeg to taste – I use about ½ teaspoon
Pinch of salt
METHOD
Beat butter and sugar until smooth
Add eggs and mix well
Sift in flour, additives, spices and salt and mix well
Cover and rest the dough overnight
Roll out thinly on a floured surface and press out Christimassy shapes
Grease / spray a baking tray and baked in a warmed oven of 200ºC for about 10 minutes, but keep an eye on the coolies to prevent burning.