I'm Cecilia's aunt and grew up making a version of these cookies with her and my mother. They. were simply the BEST COOKIES EVER (note my screaming). However, I must say that I had some of the Cecilia version this Christmas, and they were phenomenal -- better even than the ones I remember from childhood. I'm trying to figure out why this is. Any theories, Cecilia? I think it might be your handmade hazelnut flour. I'm not sure if we did that back in the day.
For us men out here, it would be helpful if you included details like how many grams you portioned the cookies and how many minutes you cooked them for. Just sayin’
My Norwegian mother-in-law made these every year and they are my favorite. She made many different, and it was hard to choose…but I guess I just did. 😂 I don’t know if these are truly Norwegian, but they are delicious and I’m glad to see you make them!
How sweet would you say these cookies are? I generally find American dessert recipes too sweet and reduce sugar by 25-30%. Since nordic recipes typically not as sweet, is it okay if I reduce sugar by like 15%?
They might be called Norwegian because we have this tradition of making 7 kinds of cookies or cakes for christmas, "Syv slag". What kinds of cakes we make vary wildly between regions and families but some of the most common are gingerbread, goro, serina, wreath cake, sand cakes, doughnuts and macaroons. There's probably hundreds of christmas cookies that you'd only find in one region or another. Perhaps your nötkakor are one of those?
Maybe! In Sweden there is also a 7 cookies tradition. But I’m not sure how my Swedish family adopted a Norwegian recipe 🤔but it’s been interesting to hear from people that it is in fact Norwegian and not just some name my grandmother gave them haha
I looked at your nut grinder & am sorry to say that it’s now made in China & got poor reviews. The manufacturers make huge shortcuts in quality & ruin their products. I imagine some digging would yield a functional one.
Oh no!! That’s not good, it was weirdly hard to find on American Amazon. The grinders are really easy to find in Sweden I don’t know why it should be difficult in the US
This channel is like the modern, betterer and more entertaining version of the legendary book "7 sorters kakor". You're awesome!
Hahah thank you!!
I'm Cecilia's aunt and grew up making a version of these cookies with her and my mother. They. were simply the BEST COOKIES EVER (note my screaming). However, I must say that I had some of the Cecilia version this Christmas, and they were phenomenal -- better even than the ones I remember from childhood. I'm trying to figure out why this is. Any theories, Cecilia? I think it might be your handmade hazelnut flour. I'm not sure if we did that back in the day.
Oh my gosh, such a cute cookie.
The recipe looks so appealing! But first I need to test if I would be able to grind the nuts with a fine shredding disk normally used for carrots.
cecilia your apron is SO CUTE. these cookies look awesome!
Thank you!! I made it! (The apron, though I made the cookies too of course haha)
For us men out here, it would be helpful if you included details like how many grams you portioned the cookies and how many minutes you cooked them for. Just sayin’
My Norwegian mother-in-law made these every year and they are my favorite. She made many different, and it was hard to choose…but I guess I just did. 😂 I don’t know if these are truly Norwegian, but they are delicious and I’m glad to see you make them!
I loooove these. They look kinda plain but they’re so good! Glad you like them too!!
I just baked them and they are delicious! Thank you Cecilia for another great recipe.
You’re so welcome!! I’m glad you enjoyed them 🥰
How sweet would you say these cookies are? I generally find American dessert recipes too sweet and reduce sugar by 25-30%. Since nordic recipes typically not as sweet, is it okay if I reduce sugar by like 15%?
I’d love them!! ❤
Thank you! They are so delicious!!
Cecilia, for how many minutes were they in oven? I miss that information in your video and whant to bake them.
Can’t believe I missed that sorry! They should take around 12-15 minutes, maybe longer. Just until they are a nice golden color.
Thanks Cecilia, I am making them in the moment, thats very helpful:-)
They might be called Norwegian because we have this tradition of making 7 kinds of cookies or cakes for christmas, "Syv slag". What kinds of cakes we make vary wildly between regions and families but some of the most common are gingerbread, goro, serina, wreath cake, sand cakes, doughnuts and macaroons. There's probably hundreds of christmas cookies that you'd only find in one region or another. Perhaps your nötkakor are one of those?
Maybe! In Sweden there is also a 7 cookies tradition. But I’m not sure how my Swedish family adopted a Norwegian recipe 🤔but it’s been interesting to hear from people that it is in fact Norwegian and not just some name my grandmother gave them haha
I looked at your nut grinder & am sorry to say that it’s now made in China & got poor reviews. The manufacturers make huge shortcuts in quality & ruin their products. I imagine some digging would yield a functional one.
Oh no!! That’s not good, it was weirdly hard to find on American Amazon. The grinders are really easy to find in Sweden I don’t know why it should be difficult in the US