Fattigman Poor Mans Cookies Recipes

FATTIGMANN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat egg and yolks together. Stir in the cream, sugar, melted butter and cardamom. Mix in enough of the flour to make a soft but manageable dough. Handle the dough as little as possible or cookies will be tough.
• Heat oil in deep skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). On a floured cloth, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 2x2 inch diamond shapes.
• Fry in hot lard until lightly browned. Drain on paper and dust with confectioners' sugar when cool. The cookies should be uniform in size and thickness and shouldn't be fried too dark or too light.

FATTIGMAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Cream together eggs, sugar, and brandy, if using.
• Stir in melted butter.
• Gently fold whipped cream into batter.
• Sift together flour, cardamom, baking powder, and salt.
• With a light hand, mix dry ingredients into batter to form a soft dough. You want to avoid handling dough too much. Otherwise, cookies will end up tough.
• Chill dough, covered, for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• Roll chilled dough out on a floured board to a thickness of 1/8 inch.
• Using a fattigman cutter or a pastry cutter, cut dough into diamond shapes about 1 1/4-inch wide by 3 1/2 inches long. If you're using a pastry cutter, cut dough first into 1 1/4-inch strips and then cut across these diagonally to form diamonds.
• Use a knife to cut a 1/2-inch slash in the middle of each diamond.
• Twist one corner of each diamond up through center slash to make a knot.
• Heat 2 inches of oil in the bottom of a heavy pot to 375 F.
• Drop in pastry knots and fry until golden brown, turning occasionally.
• Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle cookies with vanilla sugar or confectioners' sugar and serve immediately.

FATTIGMAN (POOR MAN'S COOKIES)

Steps:

• In a small mixer bowl at medium speed, beat egg yolks with whole egg until light and fluffy. Beat in sugar, water, cardamom and vanilla. At low speed,gradually beat in flour to make a soft dough, scraping beaters as needed. Let stand for 15 minutes.In a heavy pan or deep-fat fryer over medium heat, heat at least 2 inches of oil to 375°.Meanwhile, on a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/16-inch thickness. With a pastry wheel or knife, cut into 1 1/4 -inch wide strips, then cut diagonally forming diamonds. If desired, cut a slit in one corner of diamond and pull opposite corner through.Fry diamonds, a few at a time, in hot oil until a light golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon. Drain well on a wire rack over paper towels. While warm,dust with powdered sugar cool completely.Store in an airtight container in a cool place. Best served the same day.If making ahead, store without powdered sugar. To serve, warm in a preheated 275° oven for 5 minutes. Cool slightly, then dust with powdered sugar.

TRADITIONAL NORWEGEN COOKIES - FATTIGMANN (84)

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks with sugar until thick and yellow. Add cream, and flour mixed with baking powder and cinnamon or cardamom. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites and add more flour, enough to make a pliable dough.
• Chill. Roll out dough as thin as possible and cut into diamond shapes with knife or fluted pastry wheel. Make a slit in center of each diamond and pull the tip end of diamond through slit as far as it will go.
• Drop into hot oil or shortening (350 F). Fry like doughnuts, but only until very lightly browned. They cook almost as fast as they are put into the hot shortening, so they must be turned and taken out quickly. Drain on paper and sprinkle with sugar.

POOR MAN'S COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in water and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in oats., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to stand 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

FATTIGMAN BAKKELS (POOR MAN'S COOKIES)

Steps:

• Beat yolks with whole egg until light and fluffy. Add granulated sugar, water, vanilla, and cardamom. Add flour to make a soft dough. Let stand 15 minutes. Roll 1/3 dough to approximately 1/16 -inch thickness on lightly-floured board. Cut diagonally into diamond shapes. Fry in at least 1-inch deep vegetable oil heated to 375° F until light golden brown. Drain, cool, and dust with confectioners' sugar. Store in tightly covered container.

POOR MAN'S COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, combine oats, sugars,flour and salt.
• Combine soda and water;stir into oats mixture along with shortening and vanilla.
• Roll into walnut size balls.
• Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and allow to stand 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.