WebNorwegian food experts vary a bit in which cookie varieties they think started the tradition (read more here and here ), but many include some combination of smultringer (Christmas donuts), pepperkaker …
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Sandkaker (almond cookies baked in fluted tins, more familiar to Norwegian Americans as Sandbakelse or sandbakkels) Sirupssnipper (similar to gingersnaps, but diamond-shaped and decorated with a blanced almond) Berlinerkranser (“Berlin wreaths,” made from a rich egg-yolk dough and sprinkled with large-grained sugar)
All Norwegian homes must serve at least 7 kinds of cookies at Christmas. This recipe is different from other pepperkaker recipes on this web site because it calls for cream and does not use eggs. So it's great for any who can't eat eggs. Enjoy! Crisp cookie of Norwegian origin. A yummy cardamom flavored batter to use with a krumkake iron.
” Though two-career marriages have reduced the amount of time devoted to pre-Christmas baking, most Norwegian housewives still immerse themselves in the flurry of producing the tradtional sju slags or 7 kinds of cookies.
While simple danish butter cookies are a bit like almond shortbread, the Norwegian version incorporates shard-cooked cooked egg yolks into the batter. The stiff cookie dough is then formed into a long snake-like shape before being wrapped into a loose bow. The name means “Berlin Wreaths” which pretty much describes the general cookie shape.