Sirupssnipper

sirupssnipper

Sirupssnipper

Sirupssnipper (diamond shaped Norwegian cookies with an almond on top) is almost as big part of Christmas as Julenissen, the Norwegian Santa Claus - only almost. That cookie recipe has been around for ages.

The cookies are fun to make and even "funner" to eat. In Norway, baking "snipper" cookies for the Christmas Holidays is a must.

Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1/2 cup dark Karo syrup
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves, ground
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup blanched almonds
1 tablespoon brandy or water
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg white for brushing cookies

Blend sugar, butter and molasses in a pan and heat up on medium heat. Cool mixture.
Combine flour and the remainder of dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
Add the dry ingredients to cooled batter.
Place dough into refrigerator overnight.
Form dough into balls and roll out thin on pastry board.

Cut into diamond shapes with a special roller with ridges on the sides.

In Norway you can buy a roller that cut out a row of these cookies. You can also use a ruler to make 2"x 2-1/2" size diamond shapes or use cookie cutters to make favorite shapes that can be decorated.

Whip egg white and "paint" each cookie using a pastry brush. Place a blanched almond on each cookie. The egg white is the "glue" to fasten the almond to cookie.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350� F. (180� C.) about 10 minutes or until they are light golden brown.

Place "snipper" on a cooling on rack and store in an airtight container.

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Hope you will enjoy this recipe all the way from Norway.

God Jul! - Merry Christmas! To Norwegian Recipe after Sirupssnipper

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