Kakemenn (Norwegian Christmas Cookies)
Kakemenn, or "cookie men," are pale cookies with crispy edges and soft centers, cut into fun shapes and painted with food coloring.
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Servings: 40 cookies
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
- cookie cutters
- Q-tips or clean brushes for painting the cookies
Ingredients
- 7 tbsp butter
- 1.25 cups granulated sugar
- 4.5 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 5 tsp baker's ammonia (or 3 tsp baking soda + 2 tsp baking powder)
- 0.75 cup kefir
Decoration
- food coloring
Instructions
- Melt the butter and mix it together with the kefir and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Combine the rest of the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then add them to the butter mixture. Stir until the batter is fully smooth - you can also use your hands for this.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and store in the fridge overnight.
- Preheat oven to 390°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface. Use the cookie cutters to cut shapes out of the cookies. Bake for 7-10 minutes, until the edges start to get crispy but not brown. The center will remain soft.
- After the cookies have cooled, use the food coloring to paint decorations on them.