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Shirley Bredal very best cookie recipe and knits for AW11

First things first -the Danish designer based in Kathmandu have delivered yet another gorgeous unique little collection of knits for AW11. vailable at one of our favourite shops, lillefigaro.eu You can also follow Shirley’s life and living in Kathmandu via her blog.




And now, to Shirley’s very best cookie recipe -something we haven’t yet but will be trying out within the next few days!

Ingredients
450g plain flour
1.5 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
225g unsalted butter, melted
330g dark brown soft sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
2 eggs
180 g dark chocolate (melted with the butter)
60 g walnuts, chopped
oat, only a little for structure

Method
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
2. Mix all the ingredients together until just blended, it’s as easy as it sounds.
3. Drop cookie dough onto the prepared baking trays, with each cookie around 4 tablespoons of dough, making approx 12 cookies altogether. Do not flatten the dough. Cookies should be about 8cm apart.
4. Bake in the oven for 12-13 minutes.

The result should be giant chewy yummy cookies -best of luck! I’ll post pics as soon as mine is finished!

And when Shirley will be visiting London in January I’ll invite her over for Norwegian style “krumkaker”. Recipe to follow soon!

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Scandinavian Christmas Cookies

DSC_7773-tiltshiftBaking is a fine art year around in Scandinavia. But come late November, most kitchens see a flurry of flour, sugar, spices, almonds, butter, and eggs when serious Christmas baking begins.
Danish and Norwegian families bake at least seven different kinds of cookies, a carryover from the 19th century when the number reflected a family’s wealth and status. The buttery treats are packed away in tins awaiting the first Sunday of Advent and the official start of holiday entertaining. That’s when Scandinavians especially love the ritual of gathering around the living room coffee table to enjoy after-dinner coffee and a dazzling array of cookies.
We have so far made “pepperkaker” (gingerbread men). Picture to the left shows Amélie testing the result.

So! Only six to go…
The Scandinavian Dad is as we speak in the kitchen, preparing for us to make some more. On today’s baking list there is: “berlinerkranser”, “sandkaker” and “kanelstenger”

The result (and recipes) will be published later on.

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