Swedish Drommar (dreams) cookies (eggless for guru & gayle)

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Believe I make several Scandi cookies and this is one you can't sub. butter with

Earth Balance.

They are eggless though if members avoid eggs.

Donna.

 

 

Jenni < wrote:

Donna... have you tried this with margerine??? The earth balance tub,

or even the earth balance buttery sticks should work nicely in these...

 

they do sound dreamy =)

 

 

jenni

 

lurkylurk

=)

 

 

On Aug 9, 2006, at 4:21 PM, wrote:

 

> Swedish Drommar (dreams) cookies (eggless for Guru and Gayle)

>

> Posted by: " Donnalilacflower " thelilacflower

> thelilacflower

>

> Wed Aug 9, 2006 12:57 pm (PST)

>

> I make these during the holidays.

> The way you prepare the butter really gives these cookies

> a good flavor.

>

> Swedish Drommar (dreams)

>

> 1 cup butter (don't sub with margarine)

> 3/4 cup sugar

> 1 tsp. baking powder

> 2 tsps. vanilla extract

> 1/2 heaping tsp. ground cardamom

> 2 cups flour

> 50 blanced toasted whole almonds (or a handful of slivers)

>

> Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

> Place butter in a large heavy skillet and cook over medium heat

> for about 15 minutes or until butter turns a light tan color (don't

> burn it). Pour into mixing bowl, now place the bowl over a bowl if

> ice cold water and let butter firm up.

> Now add sugar, baking powder, vanilla and cardamom, beat until

> well combined. Stir in flour.

> Shape dough into one inch balls. Place balls one inch apart on an

> ungreased cookie sheet. Top each cookie with an almond, press

> almond or slivers slightly into dough. Don't smash the ball flat.

> Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golder brown. Remove cookies

> to a wire rack to cool.

>

>

 

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