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Norwegian Christmas Cookies

Published by jarandhel on March 21, 2015
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Norwegian Christmas Cookies

This is a recipe from my grandmother, Barbara Mead. I understand she modified it from one in the book “Classic Christmas Recipes”.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 24
Author Barbara Mead

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb. butter
  • 1 cup sugar regular granulated sugar, not the powdered sugar the other recipe calls for
  • 2 raw egg yolks save the whites
  • 2 hard boiled egg yolks rubbed through sieve
  • 3 cups sifted flour

Instructions

  1. All ingredients except the hard boiled egg yolks and the flour can be mixed with an electric mixer. Those should be mixed using a large wooden spoon.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Knead dough thoroughly
  4. Break off small pieces and roll between palms of hands into strips approx. 1/2 inch thick and 5 inches long
  5. Form into wreath, with ends extending out from wreath, and lay on ungreased cookie sheet.
  6. Brush with slightly beaten egg whites. Do not drip the egg whites onto the cookie sheets.
  7. Sprinkle with coarsly crushed lump sugar. (You can crush the sugar cubes with a nutcracker)
  8. Bake 10-12 minutes, cool on tray atop wire racks. Makes approx. 7-8 dozen cookies.

Recipe Notes

These cookies are also known as Berlinerkranser, or "Berlin Wreaths" as well as "Norwegian Wreaths".

Adapted from Classic Christmas Recipes