Swedish Cinnamon Cookies Kanelkakor Food

SWEDISH CINNAMON COOKIES (KANELKAKOR)

Steps:

• Cream butter and gradually add 1 cup sugar.
• Beat in vanilla and eggs.
• Sift the flour with baking powder and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
• Add to egg mixture and blend well.
• Chill for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine walnuts, cinnamon and sugar.
• Roll chilled dough into sugar.
• Place cookies on greased and floured baking sheets about 3 inches apart. Bake about 12 minutes. Cool on racks.

SWEDISH CINNAMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the molasses and mix well.
• Dissolve the baking soda in the egg yolk in a small bowl. Stir into the creamed mixture.
• Add the flour and cinnamon and mix well.
• Roll dough into small balls, roll in additional white sugar to coat.
• Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake 14--16 minutes at 350 degrees or until the cookies are slightly firm.

VANILJKAKOR (SWEDISH VANILLA COOKIES)

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar well. Gradually add sugar, and cream until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla and flour, blend thoroughly. Roll into walnut-sized balls and place on greased cookie sheet. Make a nice indentation in top of each cookie, I use the end (the handle end)of a wooden spoon for this. Put a little bit of jelly or jam into each indentation. Bake in 350º oven for at least 15 minutes or til pale golden yellow. Cool, then sift powdered sugar over them.

CINNAMON SUGAR BUTTER COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Combine the 3 tablespoons white sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
• Blend dark brown sugar and white sugar in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed. Add butter and blend until grainy. Add eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until light and fluffy.
• Whisk flour, baking soda and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to sugar mixture, mixing at low speed just long enough to combine. Overmixing makes tough cookies!
• Roll dough into 1inch balls, then roll each ball into cinnamon-sugar to coat. Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from sheets and let cool on racks.

CINNAMON COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixer bowl, cream together sugar and butter; beat in egg and vanilla.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
• Add to butter mixture.
• Blend well.
• Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or till firm enough to roll into balls.
• Shape dough into small balls about 3/4-inch in diameter.
• Roll in cinnamon sugar to coat.
• Set cookies 1-inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or till the edges are lightly browned.
• Cool slightly on pans, then remove to racks to cool completely.

SWEDISH CINNAMON BUNS (KANELBULLAR)

Steps:

• Put the butter, milk and honey into a small saucepan and heat gently until melted. Leave to cool slightly before beating in the egg. Mix the flour, cardamom and salt together and combine. Add the dried yeast and mix thoroughly.
• Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients and mix to form a rough dough. Knead for 5-10minutes until soft and elastic. Put the dough in a large, greased bowl and leave to rise until doubled in size (1-1.5hrs).
• Roll the dough into a large rectangle, roughly 25x35cm.
• Mix the sugar, cinnamon and butter together to make the filling mixture. If it isn't coming together very easily put it in the microwave for 10seconds to soften the butter further. Spread the filling mixture evenly over the dough, making sure it reaches right into the edges.
• Shape the rolls as wanted. I have shaped them into the traditional twisted bun in the photo (lots of how to videos on the web!) but I often roll the dough up and slice it into around 1inch rounds. This recipe makes 12-15 buns depending on how thick you slice the dough. Put the buns on a greased tray and cover with a tea towel/clingfilm and leave to rise until doubled in size (45min-1hr).
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Brush the risen buns with beaten egg before baking for 20-30minutes (depending on the size of the buns).