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Soft spiced piglet cookies
Makes about 2 1/2 dozen 

3 cups of flour all purpose
1 tbs powdered ginger
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp white pepper
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar 
1/2 cup sour cream
1 egg
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup molasses
1 tsp vanilla

1 egg white
1 tbs water

Preheat oven to 350

sift together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves
and pepper into a bowl. cream together butter and sugar. Add the
sour cream, egg, honey, molasses and vanilla. Stir in the dry
ingredients. The dough should be fairly moist.

Refrigerate the dough covered for 1 to 2 hours. Roll the dough out
and cut with cookie cutter.(pig shaped) On a greased cookie sheet
lightly brush the cookies with glaze. Bake 10 to 12 mins.

Printable version: cochinitos02.txt.