I recently shared a list of my favorite Christmas cookies with a friend and of course many on the list were Danish, because Denmark has the best treats. And I guess that makes sense, considering how much wealthier Denmark was than Norway before we found our oil. Denmark is a little bit fancy, and fancy people eat cake cookies! Denmark is also the home of hygge, and what is cosier than cracking open a tin of Christmas cookies? Danes make lots of different Christmas cookies, but these are my favorites: Pebernøtter Danish pebernødder (peppernøtter in Norwegian and pepparnötter in Swedish) are tiny little ginger snap…
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Continue ReadingI was telling a friend about my favorite Scandinavian recipes and I realized that so many of them are Danish! Even my favorite Norwegian Christmas cookies are originally from Denmark. And so I was inspired to bake some more Danish Christmas cookies – this time finskbrød. Finskbrød means Finnish bread,…
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Continue ReadingAs a child I was always so excited when my family would spend Christmas with my Norwegian Aunt Hege, because she made the best Christmas cookies. And she’s so much fun and I love her, of course. But also her Christmas cookies are amazing. And my second favorite cookies she…
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Continue ReadingMy Norwegian mother is an incredible cook and baker, so of course Christmas has always been filled with the most delicious Norwegian treats. And call me biased, but I really do think Norway has some of the best Christmas cookies! Norwegians typically bake seven types of cookies each Christmas, and…
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Continue ReadingI thought I was done with my Christmas cookie baking, but then my friend Lisa mentioned that kakemenn are her favorite Christmas cookies. I was floored. You see, I’ve always thought kakemenn were the most bland and boring of the Norwegian Christmas cookies. So now I was intrigued. Maybe I…
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Continue ReadingWednesday is St. Lucia Day, which means I spent my Sunday baking lussekatter, or Swedish saffron buns! Norwegians and Swedes traditionally bake these fluffy Santa Lucia buns for Saint Lucia’s Day, but they are delicious year round. And wow, they make my home smell so good. St. Lucia saffron buns…
