Overview for Christmas baking
Today is December 1st, so it's about time to get in the mood for Christmas baking!
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| Gleðileg jól - Merry Christmas everyone! |
I have put together a selection of my favorite Icelandic Christmas cookies from the past few years:
Anískökur are wonderfully delicious little aniseed cookies that are particularly popular with us!
Engiferkökur - these ginger cookies are quick and easy to prepare and taste really delicious!
Hnetusmjörskökur - these peanut butter cookies are also a very quick, simple recipe. My daughter especially loves these peanut butter cookies!
Jöklatindar - these " glacial peaks " owe their name to their appearance and thanks to the ground peppermint candies they also taste really refreshing!
Kryddhjörtu , or spice hearts, are one of the typical Christmas cookies in Iceland - my mother especially loves these gingerbread hearts and has even baked the recipe herself.
Kurltoppar - basically egg whites with chocolate licorice balls, this licorice meringue is my very special favorite in Christmas baking!
Maríukökur - these little " Mary's cookies " with ground almonds are small and delicate.
Mömmukossar are extremely delicious double cookies with a butter-sugar cream layer between two cookies.
Nammibitar - recipes with egg whites are very popular in Iceland, so here are " sweet bites " with egg whites, sugar, chocolate, raisins and muesli!
Smjörkex - these butter cookies are my eldest son's undisputed favorite cookies. I can barely keep up with baking!
Spesíur are small butter cookies with flour, ground almonds and chocolate lentils.
Súkkulaðismákökur - these chocolate cookies with chopped dates and nuts are really delicious.
Sörur - these luscious cookies are originally a Danish pastry that was created in 1911 on the occasion of Sarah Bernhardt's visit to Denmark - but these cookies have now become an integral part of Icelandic cuisine!
Cinnamon stars are called “ kanilkökur ” in Icelandic. Oh yes, I love cinnamon!
[Translated from here.]
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