Swedish Cookie Shells Recipes

SWEDISH BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add syrup. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Divide dough into eight portions. Roll each portion into a 9-in. log. Place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cut into 1-in. slices. Remove to wire racks. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

SWEDISH COOKIES (BRUNSCRACKERS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda.
• In a separate bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, and golden syrup; mix well. Stir in the flour and mix until just incorporated. Form dough into two, 1 inch thick elongated rolls the length of your cookie pan. Place them on the cookie pan with enough space in between for them to spread.
• Bake in preheated oven until they are light golden brown and have flattened; about 20 to 22 minutes if using margarine, or 13 to 15 minutes if using butter. Remove from oven and let cool slightly for about 3 minutes. Cut diagonally into 1 to 2 inch strips while still warm. Remove individual cookies to cool on a wire rack.

SWEDISH JAM COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the corn syrup and egg yolk. Gradually stir in the flour until fully incorporated. Cover and chill for at least 1/2 hour.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls, dip them in the egg white, then roll them in the nuts. Place cookies on the prepared cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Using your finger, make an indention in the center of each cookie.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Fill each indention with a small amount of jam while cookies are still warm. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets.

SWEDISH SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine the flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture. , Using a cookie press fitted with disk of your choice, press dough into desired shapes 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-11 minutes or until edges are firm and lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Frost as desired.

SWEDISH "S" COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg, flour and salt. Stir well to combine. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Using a cookie press with the star design, press dough onto the sheet in an "s" shape about 1 1/2 inches long. Repeat, placing cookies 2 inches apart. Bake until the edges are barely golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
• In a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips. Dip one end of each cookie into the chocolate and then into the ground pecans. Return to the rack to dry. Cookies can be frozen in an airtight container, with wax paper between each layer for up to 6 months. Defrost 30 minutes before serving.

SWEDISH LACE COOKIES (USING SUGAR SUBSTITUTES)

Steps:

• In large metal bowl, pour boiling water over the oats. Let set.
• In mixing bowl, beat butter, eggs, splenda, vanilla and molasses (if desired).
• Add the baking powder and the salt to the oats. Mix.
• Add the rice flour and beat inches.
• Add the oat mixture to the egg mixture.
• Make sure it is mixed well.
• Oven 375°F.
• Foil the bottom of two cookie sheets.
• Drop tsp of dough two to three inches apart.
• Watch carefully. These cookies will brown quickly.
• Take off foil when they are still warm.
• Place in custard cups to form if desired.
• Cool. Sometimes I form on the sides of glasses. Serve ice cream in the formed cups.
• I serve applesauce in them also.

SWEDISH COOKIE SHELLS

Steps:

• Beat butter and sugar together in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg white, vanilla and almond extract until well blended. Gradually add 1 1/2 cups flour and almonds. Beat until well blended. Stir in enough remaining flour with a spoon to form soft dough. Form dough into 1 inch thick square; wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm, 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Press rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into greased sandbakelser tins* or mini muffin cups. Place tins on baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookie shells are lightly browned. Cool cookies in tins 1 minute.
• Carefully loosen cookies from tins with point of small knife. Invert tins over wire racks; tap lightly to release cookies; cool completely (cookies should be shell-side up). Repeat with remaining dough; cool cookie tins, or muffin cups between batches.
• Serve cookies shell-side up. Store tightly covered at room temperature or freeze up to 3 months.