Description
The crisp exterior and soft interior is such a satisfying texture, and the flavor is amazing in these cute Christmas Men!
Ingredients
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- 700g flour, 5 1/2 cups (+ more for rolling)
- 1 tbsp hartshorn*, (Norwegian: Hjortetakksalt)
- pinch salt
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean sugar, or 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 60g softened butter (1/2 stick)
- 300g sugar, 1 1/2 cup
- 250 ml milk, 1 cup
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Add flour, hartshorn, salt and vanilla bean sugar to a large bowl. Mix softened butter and sugar until it's well incorporated (add vanilla extract here if using). Heat milk and add in one egg, be careful not to have too hot milk. Aim for around body temperature.
- Add the sugar butter into the dry ingredients, give it a mix, and then add in the milk mixture. Knead very well, it will first look really dry. The dough will be slightly sticky, but don't worry. Leave it a cold spot overnight or at least 2 hours.
- The next day, knead flour into the dough and knead well before you roll it with a rolling pin. I would suggest to take 1/3 of the dough each time, and leave the rest a cold spot. Roll out to around 5-6 mm thick. Use your favorite cookie cutters to create the shapes you like. I prefer to use some small and some larger, the small will get crispier but the larger ones will have a softer interior. Both are delicious, but I think I prefer the larger ones (also crispy on the outside).
- Heat your oven to around 190C (375F). Bake for about 10 minutes (1-2 min longer for large cookies). They are not supposed to get much color, only to get a slight browning of the edges. Take one cookie out and tap the backside, and if the sound is hollow, they are done. Make sure you check each tray a few times during baking, as the oven tend to get a little hotter on the last trays. Just turn your temperature down or cut down on the baking time.
- Enjoy next to hot chocolate or mulled wine (gløgg).
Notes
* I highly recommend finding hartshorn, as they will get a crisper texture. If you can't, however, you can substitue with 1/2 tbsp baking powder and 1/2 tbsp baking soda.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Inactive Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Cuisine: Norwegian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 107
- Sugar: 7.9
- Sodium: 9
- Fat: 1.6
- Saturated Fat: 0.9
- Carbohydrates: 21.4
- Fiber: 0.5
- Protein: 2.2
- Cholesterol: 8