While looking for a recipe to use up some leftover potato starch (used in this peach pie) I noticed this simple recipe for Swedish Butter Cookies right on the box! Usually Swedish Butter Cookie dough is used to make pretty cookies that are shaped with a cookie press but this...

Crisp Almond Cookies-a thin crisp cookie full of almond flavor I do some of my best baking late at night. Everyone is in bed, there’s nothing on TV to watch. I’ve thrown a load of laundry in the washer. So now I need to stay close so those clothes can be put in the dryer...

These pepparkakor are 100% whole wheat, dairy-free and just as delicious as the more traditional kind!

10 easy free cross stitch patterns Snowman. Choose and cross stitch any snowmen and add holiday cheer! Click to zoom. Size pattern Snowman №1 - 5.5"*6" Size pattern Snowman №2 -5"*5.5" Size pattern Snowman №3 - 5.5"*7.2" Size pattern Snowman №4 - 7.5"*7.5" Key for this pattern - DMC 602, 947, 919, 400, 3326, 310,...

I bake pepperkaker every year. It’s the Norwegian version of gingerbread and how different it is to it’s cousins around the world I have no idea. It’s an activity everyone should go through before …

I returned home the other day and was surprised by the warmth and smell that greeted me. Cinnamon and cardamom, clove and ginger. Warm butter and sugar. The scents of baking. Earlier in the day I had made pepperkaker, but I hadn’t noticed just how fragrant the cookies were until I left for a while and then returned. This is what I want my home to smell like all season long. This time of year I think a lot about the experiences of the holidays. I think about the senses, how the music we…

Pepperkaker - literally pepper cakes - are the Norwegian version of gingerbread, and one of the classic biscuits that are easy to find in the run-up to Christmas. They tend to be thinner and crispier than what I would term gingerbread, and also come with a more fiery taste.

I returned home the other day and was surprised by the warmth and smell that greeted me. Cinnamon and cardamom, clove and ginger. Warm butter and sugar. The scents of baking. Earlier in the day I had made pepperkaker, but I hadn’t noticed just how fragrant the cookies were until I left for a while and then returned. This is what I want my home to smell like all season long. This time of year I think a lot about the experiences of the holidays. I think about the senses, how the music we…