You are here: Home / Scandinavian Food / Sandbakkels (Norwegian Sugar Cookies) This post may contain affiliate links. Read full disclosure here. Sharing is caring! Sandbakkels are a traditional Norwegian holiday cookie made with a crumbly dough that resembles “sand,” thus the name.
These simple Norwegian sugar cookies are made special with a beautiful sandbakkel mold that creates decorative holiday cookie shapes. Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and almond extract and mix to combine. Add the flour and salt, stirring until just combined. Form dough into balls and place in sandbakkel tins.
In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and extracts. Blend in flour. Cover and chill for 1-2 hours or overnight. Using ungreased sandbakkelse molds, press 1 tablespoon dough into each mold. Bake at 375° until cookies appear set and just begin to brown around the edges, 10-12 minutes. Cool for 2-3 minutes in molds.
Sandbakkelse, sand tarts, are traditional almond and vanilla-flavored Norwegian sugar cookies that are baked in specific fluted tins and are served as a shell tipped upside down. The purists serve them plain like a cookie, but they can be filled with fresh fruit, whipped cream, or lemon curd. Sandbakkelse, Norwegian Christmas Cookies.