I remember mountains of piparkūkas! (Māra Goldsmith)

My mother first baked this recipe before 1951. I remember how she and her friend, in the heat of the Australian summer, would spend hours rolling out the dough, cutting it, and baking batch after batch so there would be enough gingerbread for both families to give to colleagues, teachers, and friends. I still recall the enormous mountains of gingerbread that covered almost the entire kitchen counter!

We still bake them every year, though now in smaller quantities—just enough for us to enjoy.
These gingerbread cookies are fragrant, dark brown, and wonderfully crisp.