Sandbakkels
Sandbakkels are tasty Norwegian sugar cookies that are perfect for sharing during the holiday season.
Ingredients
- 1 cupplus 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 cupsugar
- 1 largeegg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoonalmond extract
- ½ teaspoonvanilla extract
- 3 cupsall-purpose flour
Directions
- 1
In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, five to seven minutes. Add the egg, almond extract and vanilla extract. Blend in the flour. Cover the dough, and chill for one to two hours or overnight.
- 2
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Using ungreased sandbakkel molds, press 1 tablespoon dough into each mold. Bake the cookies in the molds until they appear set and just begin to brown around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes.
- 3
Cool the cookies for two to three minutes in the molds. When cool to the touch, remove the cookies from the molds. To remove them more easily, gently tap each mold with a knife and carefully squeeze the sides of the mold to release the cookie.