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In reply to the discussion: If you were Santa, what type of cookie would you want left out for you? Mine is oatmeal raisin [View all]haele
(13,602 posts)16. Iced and dried fruit decorated Finnish Gingerbread.
The way my mom learned from her Aunts and Grandmother.
Slightly chewy under the icing, slightly crispy on the edges, lots of molasses and ginger paste in the dough, anise tea flavored black outlining icing, vanilla flavored white or colored royal icing, with bits of candied orange or lemon peel, dried currents, blueberries, cherries, or sultanas for decorative buttons, eyes, mouths, candle flames or holly berries depending on the cookie shape or "picture".
Or use the candied /dried fruits and peel for the cookies themselves.
Also, Swedish waffle iron "snowflake" wafer cookies (with or without the aniseed) dipped or glazed with cream caramel to sweeten them.
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If you were Santa, what type of cookie would you want left out for you? Mine is oatmeal raisin [View all]
debm55
Sunday
OP
Thank you very much. That is quite the combination for your cookies. They sound great.
debm55
Sunday
#13
Thank you haele, My MIL was born in Finland and while she was alive we were treated to there wonderful cookies. Enjoy
debm55
Sunday
#37
Thank you Professor GAC I think Santa can do all three. I really like the Milanos. Yummy.
debm55
Sunday
#26
Thank you KitFox and enjoy your cookies. for Santa. I like the idea of dried cranberries.Enjoy.
debm55
Sunday
#59
Thank you Runningdawg. I never heard of them before. Santa will like them. I would.
debm55
9 hrs ago
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