Brown Swedish Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• For the cookies: Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat the brown sugar and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes; beat in the egg, then the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and mix on medium-low speed until completely incorporated. Divide the dough in half, pat into 2 discs about 1/4 inch thick, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour and up to overnight.
• Position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Let the dough sit at room temperature for a few minutes to make rolling easier. Roll out 1 disc of dough at a time between 2 pieces of parchment paper until 1/8 inch thick. Cut out shapes with the cookie cutters and arrange about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets until firm enough to transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.
• Gently gather any scraps into a ball and press into a disc; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate the disc until firm enough to roll, about 1 hour. Cut out as many cookies as possible and bake.
• For the royal icing: Beat the confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and 1/3 cup water with an electric mixer in a large bowl until stiff peaks form. Beat in the food coloring if using. (The icing can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.)
• Decorate the cookies with the icing; top with decorating sugar and sprinkles if using.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, combine all ingredients. Spin until dough forms.
• Chill the dough in the refrigerator for a few hours. Drop the dough in 1-tablespoon lumps on a cookie sheet, form into balls, roll in sugar, space 2 inches apart and press flat with fingers. Bake in the oven for about 10-12 minutes until dark brown. Let cool on baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a baking rack to finish cooling.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat brown sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until dough is fully combined.
• Pour confectioners' sugar onto a large plate. Spoon dough, 1 1/2 teaspoons per cookie, onto confectioners' sugar and roll to coat. Arrange coated dough on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool cookies on baking pan for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Beat together butter and sugar.
• Add all other ingredients and mix.
• Divide dough into 4 balls.
• Roll each ball into a 12 inch log and place on ungreased cookie sheets, 2 per sheet.
• Bake about 15 min until lightly browned. Be careful not to let bottoms burn.
• Cut into strips with a pizza cutter while still slightly warm.

Steps:

• Melt your butter in the microwave or in a small pot on the stove. Set aside.
• Use your blender or mini-food processor to whirl the oats into small bits. Do not process too long, you don't want powder, just smaller bits.
• Do the same with the toasted, cooled almonds, or chop very fine manually.
• Mix the melted butter, oats and almonds till well blended.
• Whisk egg and sugar together until sugar is dissolved completely and mixture is a smooth yellow color. Add extracts. Mix well. Add butter, oats and almond mixture. Mix well. I like to use a rubber spatula.
• Whisk 2T flour, baking powder and salt together, add to sugar/oats mixture. Mix until well blended. (Now, adjust Flour as needed, depending on your tastes and the humidity of the day. Start by adding a T at a time until batter is where you want it.) Batter should be relaxed, but NOT runny. Should not be stiff.
• Using a teaspoon, place small spoonfuls on a SILPAT covered sheet pan. (if you don't have Silpats, use parchment paper, but this works best with Silpats.) Place them well apart, at least 2 inches. On my large pans, I usually place 8 spoonfuls.
• Place on middle rack in preheated 350°F oven. Set timer for 6 minutes.
• Rotate pan after 6 mins, then set timer for 1 minute, and check again. Repeat until the edges of each lacy cookie are starting to turn a nice caramel brown, maybe no more than a quarter of an inch in, no more. I usually end up doing no more than 2 minutes. ---Do. Not. Overbake!---.
• Remove from oven. Put your next prepared cookie sheet into the oven and set the timer.
• Let this first sheet cool 2 minutes Then, lift entire Silpat with cookies on it off the first cookie sheet and place on cooling rack. In a few minutes you can remove them from the rack and place in your container.
• Set the hot cookie sheet somewhere to cool off quickly. When you portion out your next batch of cookies, you don't want to be working with a hot cookie sheet.
• Lather, Rinse, Repeat until you have used up all the dough.
• NOTE: as the dough sits, the cookies may not expand into the lacy goodies they usually spread into, as the flour and oats absorb the moisture. This may be great if you want a little thicker cookie. However, if you want to maintain the crispy laciness, add a tiny teaspoonful of water to the dough, mixing very well, before portioning it out again.
• Also, everyone's oven is different. Watch your first batches to fine-tune the temp and timing.
• This recipe makes about 30 or more cookies, depending on your portion size.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Cream together Butter, Sugar and Honey.
• Then add flour and Baking Soda to make dough.
• Roll the dough into small balls and place on a baking sheet.
• Use a cookie press or the bottom of a drinking glass dipped in sugar to flatten the dough balls.
• Pre-heat an oven to 300°F.
• Bake cookies for about 10 minutes (watch carefully, they burn easily).
• When cookies are light brown, remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.

Steps:

• Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until medium peaks form. Sprinkle in white sugar with mixer running; beat until thoroughly combined. Fold in ground almonds and bread crumbs until evenly combined. Let meringue batter rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Stir confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder together in a small bowl.
• Beat 1 cup butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar mixture in 2 to 3 additions, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract and salt until combined.
• Scoop meringue batter onto baking sheets in 2-tablespoon portions.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm but not browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• Flip each meringue cookie over; frost with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture. Arrange on a flat plate or baking sheet.
• Freeze meringue cookies until firm, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Combine semisweet chocolate and 6 tablespoons butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until glaze is smooth.
• Dip each cookie into the glaze, frosted-side down, until completely coated. Refrigerate or freeze until set.

Steps:

• Place the eggs into a saucepan with enough water to cover by 1 inch. Cover the saucepan, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 15 minutes. Pour out the hot water; cool the eggs under cold running water. Peel eggs, separate yolks from whites. Sieve or finely grate yolks. Reserve whites for another use.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the egg yolks and the almond extract. Slowly mix in the flour, just until incorporated. Use a spritz style cookie maker to press cookies onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until the edges begin to brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

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.

Steps:

• Cream butter well.
• Gradually add sugar, then blend in corn syrup, mixing well.
• Add nuts.
• Blend flour and baking soda, then add to butter mixture.
• Roll dough into logs.
• Wrap in waxed paper and chill well.
• Slice thin (about 1/4 inch) with a sharp knife.
• Bake on greased cookie sheet at 375° for about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add maple syrup; mix well.
• Combine the flour and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Divide the dough into eight portions; Roll each portion into a 9-inch log.
• Place 3-inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 300°F for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cut into 1-inch slices (I use a pizza cutter and go through all on a sheet at once).
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Gradually add flour mixture and beat to combine. Divide dough evenly into quarters.
• Roll each quarter into a 14-inch-long rope. Transfer ropes to parchment-lined baking sheets, spaced 6 inches apart (two ropes per sheet). Flatten ropes to 2 inches wide and 1/4 inch thick. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using the back of the tines of a fork, make crosswise lines across the surface of each flattened portion of dough. Bake, rotating halfway through, until golden around the edges and dry on top, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks; let cool 5 minutes. While still warm, cut on the diagonal into 1-inch-thick slices. Let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.