Swedish Cookies (Brunscrackers)

These Scandinavian sugar cookies are simple to make, just form them into bars and cut after baking. This is a recipe that my husband's nana has made for years. They are the easiest cookies I have ever made. The ingredients were harder to find than it was to make the cookies. They are like potato chips, you cannot eat just one!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 22 mins
• Total Time: 37 mins
• Calories: 287 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda.

Step 2

In a separate bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, and golden syrup; mix well. Stir in the flour and mix until just incorporated. Form dough into two, 1 inch thick elongated rolls the length of your cookie pan. Place them on the cookie pan with enough space in between for them to spread.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until they are light golden brown and have flattened; about 20 to 22 minutes if using margarine, or 13 to 15 minutes if using butter. Remove from oven and let cool slightly for about 3 minutes. Cut diagonally into 1 to 2 inch strips while still warm. Remove individual cookies to cool on a wire rack.