OUMA'S SOETKOEKIES (Kobie v d Merwe)

INGREDIENTS

1. 6 cups cake flour

2. 2 cups butter (actually one cup butter and one cup lard)

3. 4 eggs

4. 2¼ cups light brown sugar

5. 1 teaspoon fine cloves

6. 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

7. 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

8. Fine ginger to taste – I use about 2 teaspoons

9. Fine cinnamon to taste – I use about 2 teaspoons

10. Fine nutmeg to taste – I use about ½ teaspoon

11. 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.