Some of the cutest Swedish Christmas cookies are schackrutor, or chessboard cookies. These are simple but tasty little cookies made with chocolate and vanilla flavored dough, layered to look like a chess or checkerboard. But more recently I’ve been seeing Swedes add two half circles to their checkerboard cookies to make heart shapes! They’re so sweet and look like the classic Swedish paper heart Christmas ornaments. I used this Swedish recipe to make the cookies. Tips You can make the dough in an electric mixer or by hand. When making it by hand I start mixing all the ingredients with…
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Continue ReadingIt’s been so hot in Bergen this summer that I haven’t felt much like baking lately. But earlier this week I invited some people over and wanted to serve them an easy sweet treat, so I opted for one of the quickest and most delicious cookies I know: mandelsnittar, or…
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Continue ReadingSpring is in full bloom in Bergen now and I was in the mood for a fresh and summery dessert, so I decided to make the easiest lemon cookie recipe I know. Citronsnittar, or Swedish lemon slices, are quick and easy cookies to make, especially as you don’t even need…
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Continue ReadingYesterday was my friend’s mom’s birthday and so of course I offered to bake a cake! All I was told is that she likes chocolate, so I made the best, most chocolatey cake I know: kladdkaka with a dark chocolate and coffee ganache. Kladdkaka, or sticky chocolate cake, is a…
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Continue ReadingAfter being so pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Jansson’s temptation I thought it might be time to try out another classic Swedish casserole dish. I had always heard about flygande Jacob, or flying Jacob, but had never made it myself because to be honest, it didn’t sound appealing…
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Continue ReadingLast week I wanted to bake something sweet for a TV night with my friends and I didn’t have time to go to the grocery store, so I opted for a simple and oh so delicious favorite: kolasnittar, or Swedish butter cookies. They’re like the vanilla sugar version of another…