Crunchy cookies for Christmas
I remember growing up that my grandmother made the best crunchy cookies for Christmas every year and I just could not get enough of them.
I would eat them as fast as she would make them.
When I was about 15, my grandmother pulled me aside and explained that the cookies were called Rosettes which were a Scandinavian cookie and that her mother had made them and she wanted to pass the tradition on to me.
The cookies are easy to make, the most difficult part was to find the iron used to make the cookies, but my grandmother had given me hers.
The recipe is quite easy. It calls for:
2 eggs
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
and oil for frying
Beat the eggs slightly and add the sugar and salt, then add the flour milk alternately, blending until smooth.
Then stir in vanilla. In a heavy bottom pan, heat approximately 3″ inches of oil until it reaches 365 degrees. I used a deep frying thermometer which is helpful so you don’t burn the oil which will make the cookies taste awful.
Place the rosette iron in the hot oil for 30-60 seconds. Dip the hot iron into the batter being careful not let the batter run over the top.
If this happens the rosette will be hard to remove. Dip the coated iron in the hot oil and fry for 25-30 seconds until light brown. Slip of on a paper towel.
I sprinkle powdered sugar on them and serve. These make great Christmas gifts.
