Swedish Cookies (Brunscrackers)

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 22 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

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!

Ingredients

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

Directions

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