Drommar (Swedish Dream Cookies)

This is another shortbread cookies made in the South Arm Older Adults Cooking Club.

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This Swedish Dream Cookies are flavoured with almond extract and with added flaked coconut.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (more if you like almond flavour)
  • 1 cup flaked coconut

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Source: this recipe is adapted from epicurius.com


Instructions

0371-300x200Preheat oven to 300F degrees. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder.

 

0441-300x200Beat together with a mixer in a large bowl; butter, sugar and almond extract.

Add flour mixture and flaked coconut to creamed mixture and mix well.

055-300x200The dough will look crumbly.
0661-300x200Scoop by heaping tablespoon and form into ball and lightly pressed on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake for 18 to 22 minutes.

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  1. Marie

    It seems like a really nice cookie but it is not Swedish Drömmar.
    Here is one more accurate, if you want it bake a Swedish classic.

    100 gr butter
    2 dl granulated sugar
    1dl sunflower oil
    4,5 dl all-purpose flour
    1 tsp bakers ammonia
    3 tsp vanilla sugar
    Översättning
    1. Stir together butter and sugar. Add the oil and whisk until the mixture is white and porous. 2nd Mix the flour with bakers ammonia and vanilla and stir into the batter. 3rd Roll small balls of dough and place on. Bake in 300 hot Owen for about 17 minutes.

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