Scandinavian Browned Butter Cookies Dreams 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 DREAM COOKIES (DROMMAR)

Steps:

• Sift together flour and salt.
• Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in ammonium carbonate and almond extract until combined well. Mix in flour mixture at low speed just until blended, then stir in coconut. Form dough into a disk and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and arrange 1 inch apart on greased baking sheets.
• Bake cookies in batches in upper third of oven until pale golden around edges, 18 to 22 minutes. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.

SCANDINAVIAN BROWNED BUTTER COOKIES "DREAMS"

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet, over medium-low heat, without stirring, melt the butter and allow it to brown (it should take about 15 minutes).
• Strain the browned butter through a fine sieve into a metal mixing bowl.
• Place over a bowl of cold water and chill until firm.
• Stir in the sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, cardamom, and salt.
• Beat until light and fluffy.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Slowly blend in the flour until the dough is well blended and smooth.
• Roll the dough into small balls, using about 2 measuring teaspoons of dough for each one.
• Place the dough balls on ungreased baking sheets.
• Dip the almonds into the egg white, then press one into the centre of each cookie.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the cookies are set but not yet colored.
• Transfer to a wire rack and dust with powdered sugar.
• Approximately 70 cookies.
• Scandinavian Feasts.

DROMMAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Place butter in a large heavy skillet and cook over medium-low heat without stirring for about 15 minutes, or until butter is a light tan color. Pour into mixing bowl. Place over a bowl of cold water and chill until firm.
• Add sugar, baking powder, vanilla and cardamom; beat until combined. Stir in flour.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Top each with an almond; press almond slightly into dough.
• Bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove to wire rack and cool.

DRöMMAR - TRADITIONAL SWEDISH DREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• To make dream cookies: in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• Add the canola oil slowly while mixing with the mixer.
• Mix flour and baking powder in separate bowl.
• Stir in flour mixture by hand to form a smooth dough.
• Place the dough in refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 300 F (150°C).
• Roll dream cookie dough into 1-inch balls and place them 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the dream cookies are lightly browned with cracks on the surface.
• Note: Do not open the oven until cookies are done!