Danish "Brun Kager" Brown Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon baking ammonia (this is available at your local pharmacy, they'll probably give it to you when you say you only need)
• 1 teaspoon cardamom, powdered
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger, powdered
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup slivered blanched almonds