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Norwegian Cookies With Freshly Brewed Coffee
By Jennifer Bowers
Norwegian cookies with coffee is the tradition among many Norwegians
in this country. The cookie crumbles in your mouth, and the flavours
are so delicious, you feel the coffee is the antidote to the sweet
taste of the cookie. Although some people drink tea with their
cookies, the Norwegian tradition is to enjoy a cup of coffee with
their delicious cookies.
You can make your own cookies, as the recipe is rather simple
with basic ingredients like almonds, butter and cardamom. It is
the simplicity of the recipe that makes for such a delicious reward
for effort. If you do not have the time to bake your own cookies,
you can always review your options and buy them from gourmet food
stores.
The quietest part of the day, looking at the morning light coming
through your window, can be enjoyed with a freshly brewed cup
of coffee and a couple of Norwegian cookies.
The Tradition Of Norwegian Cookies With A Cup Of Coffee
You may not be familiar with Norwegian cuisine, nor their most
outstanding contribution, Norwegian bakery goodies. The Norwegians
are masters at the art of baking and Norwegian cookies are a mainstay
in the culinary culture. If you visit a Norwegian household, there
are two food items you’ll always find available: coffee and cookies.
Baking is a Scandinavian obsession, developed and practiced with
great skill and love for centuries. There are many Scandinavian
cookie recipes which overlap by country, with small differences
in technique and ingredients. Norwegian cookie recipes are distinguished
by their use of tools used to shape the cookies and traditional
decorating techniques.
Ingredients Include Butter, Almonds And Cardamom
Norwegian immigrants to this country, of the late 19th and early
20th century, brought all of the old world tools and techniques
with them. Thus the art of Norwegian baking and the glorious custom
of serving Norwegian cookies with a cup of coffee, is still practiced
today.
Although the number of ingredients is somewhat limited, the available
variations of the Norwegian cookie are delightfully diverse. The
most commonly included ingredients are butter, almonds and cardamom.
Most Norwegian cookies are distinguished by their melt in your
mouth quality and the sweet, buttery fragrance.
Norwegian Service Of A Cookie With Your Coffee
When you look at the flavored coffees on the market today, you’ll
notice that almonds and other sweet spices are quite popular.
This is true because of these spices’ affinity with the coffee
flavor. So it comes as no surprise that the Norwegian cookie combines
these two tastes in a plain coffee beverage, consumed with the
heavenly cookies. It would be almost unthinkable for a Norwegian
to offer coffee to a guest without a cookie to accompany it.
Just as the English have tea time, Norwegians have a similar
ritual of coffee service. The table is set with linens and fine
china. Instead of scones or muffins, you’ll find two or three
platters of buttery Norwegian cookie masterpieces, even for a
simple afternoon coffee fest.
Mandelflarn, Berlin Rings And The Dream Cookie
Among the selections you may find at a Norwegian coffee service
are Mandelflarn, a scrumptious concoction with butter and almonds
formed into thin cookies, with pale centers and crispy golden
edges. Norwegian Berlin rings are fabulous cookies, with strands
shaped into rings and sprinkled with pearl sugar.
The simple Norwegian butter cookie is also known as the ‘dream
cookie’, characterized by the use of browned butter, which must
stand and cool for at least 8 hours before including in the recipe.
Toscabakelser, or Norwegian Tosca squares are rich in butter,
eggs and almonds used as filling and icing for these treats.
So, if you haven’t been so lucky as to have tasted these delights,
make friends with a Norwegian neighbor. You may find you’ll be
asking for the recipes!
A Family Favourite
Although we are not Norwegian, our family loves the taste of
Norwegian cookies. I buy them from the gourmet store and they
are delicious with my favourite morning coffee. I have tried to
make the cookies myself, but they are nowhere near as good as
the ones made at the store. I use the same ingredients, but they
must have a better technique, to make their perfect cookies.
Although the tradition is to drink coffee with your cookie, there
are some of my family members who would rather drink tea than
freshly brewed coffee, and they enjoy their Norwegian cookies.
There is no impediment to tea drinkers of the world to enjoy their
cookies with their favourite choice of tea.
I like to drink freshly brewed coffee, although every now and
then, I enjoy a cup of green tea with delicious Norwegian cookies.
About the Author:
Jennifer Bowers has written articles on cookies, coffee, party ideas, food, cooking and kitchen tools including
Ban Coffee,
Ideas For Birthday Parties,
Cooking Meals,
Food Cooking,
Bakeware,
Cuisinart,
Kitchen Electrics,
Kitchen Storage,
Stainless Steel Cookware.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
What is the difference between all the chefs I read about?
When discussing the varying types of chefs,
it is more common to be talking about a restaurant. The culinary
world is similar to the military in some aspects. At the top of
the chain of command is the Chef.
He or she is in charge of the entire kitchen. Everyone takes
their orders from him. The varying cooks beneath the Chef are
the Sous Chef, the Pastry Chef. The Sous Chef takes his or her
orders from the Chef and is essential to helping prepare the dish
for the customer. They could be working on appetizers, entrées,
or side dishes. The Pastry Chef is responsible for desserts.
The kitchen must work as a team in order for their meal to be
a success. It is not about one person ranking above another but
more as a joint effort for things to go smoothly and the customers
to be satisfied.
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