hallongrottor

hallongrottor is one of the swedens famous ”sju sorters kakor” (seven types of cookies). in the middle of the 19th century people often gathered to have ”kafferep” enjoy ”sju sorters kakor” and drink coffee together. 

30 hallongrottor

200 gram smör                              1 cup butter

0,75dl strösocker                          1/3 cup sugar

1,5 tsk vaniljsocker                       1 1/2 teaspoon vanila ex 
1 tsk bakpulver                             1 teaspoon baking powder

4,5 dl vetemjöl                             2 1/2 cups flour 

0,75 tsk kanel                               3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 

0,75 dl hallonsylt                          1/3 cup rasberry jam.

1. place 30 muffin cups on a cookie sheet. preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius/ 392 degrees F.

2. put the butter in a bowl and add sugar, vanilla extract and baking powder. soften until it´s room temprature. mix the dough with a hand mixer (or use a spoon) until it´s smooth and shiny. 

3. add cinnamon and flour and mix until the dough is smooth. roll the dough to a long roll and cut it into 30 pieces.

4. roll each dough part to a round ball and place them in the muffin cups. use your finger and press on the middle of the dough balls and place a spoon of rasberry jam in the cookie. 

5. bake the cookies in the middle of the oven for about 12 minutes. let the cookies cool on a rack and store them in a plastic container.

the rasberry and the cinnamon are a perfect mix and they give the cookies their classical taste. 

                                             enjoy