Norwegian Christmas Cookies are some of the best cookies to make this Christmas. These recipes are easy to make and the flavor is amazing.

Norwegian Christmas Cookies are some of the best cookies to make this Christmas. These recipes are easy to make and the flavor is amazing. Make one of these popular Norwegian cookies for a delicious cookie recipe. Choose from Hartshorn, Sandkaker or Sand Cookies. #christmasonadime #norwegianchristmascookies #norwegiancookies
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These Christmas Cookie recipes are a big part of our holiday baking. Make one of these 24 cookie recipes to impress your family and friends. These traditional Norwegian Cookie Recipes are loaded with flavor and simple to make dessert recipes.

Make one of these popular Norwegian cookies for a delicious cookie recipe. Choose from Hartshorn, Sandkaker or Sand Cookies.

Norwegian Christmas Cookies Recipes

Christmas Cookies are a popular cookie throughout the country. Making these Norwegian Christmas Cookies is a big part of their celebration, dating back to the middle ages.

These 24 recipes keep up with the tradition and allows you to prepare old fashion cookies without a lot of work.

1. Norwegian Goro Cookies

These Norwegian Goro Cookies have a similar taste to waffle cones. As with most Norwegian cookies they are made with egg whites, flour, cream, butter and granulated sugar.

This is a popular recipe to make during the Christmas time, but we have even enjoyed them throughout the year. These cookies are perfect as gift giving or on your next cookie tray. Use a goro irons to make this delicious cookie.

Norwegian Goro Cookies
Goro cookies are made on a goro iron, making for a beautiful design. 
Norwegian Goro Cookies

2. Hjortetakk

This Norwegian cookie is loaded with flavor and bakes perfectly in the ovens. The ingredients are mixed in a large bowl and shaped into a wreath and baked. The texture is amazing and are sure to impress your family.

Hjortetakk
Delicious cookies made super easy.
Hjortetakk

3. Krumkaker Norwegian Christmas Cookies

These Krumkaker Norwegian Christmas Cookies are a popular cookie recipe. These cookies have a distinct flavor and one you will enjoy. They are delicate with a crispy texture.

They are rolled into a cone shape to create a beautiful cookie recipe. Filled with whipped cream and berries for an impressive cookie.

Krumkaker Norwegian Christmas Cookies
The delicate and crispy cookies are flavored with cardamom and almond extract, which gives them their distinct flavor.
Krumkaker Norwegian Christmas Cookies

4. Norwegian Pepperkaker Gingerbread Biscuits

These gingerbread cookies are just what you need to make this Christmas. They are loaded with a cinnamon-spice flavor, light and crispy and makes the perfect holiday cookies.

It is one of the most popular cookie to make for Christmas and there are many different recipes to choose from

Norwegian Pepperkaker Gingerbread Biscuits
As a variation to the regular cinnamon-spiced Christmas cookies, I thought I’d make these Norwegian Pepperkaker Gingerbread Biscuits instead.
Norwegian Pepperkaker Gingerbread Biscuits

5. Fattigmann

This recipe actually means poor man’s cookies. It is an old recipe but still is made to this day. You will love the flavor and simple ingredients. These cookies are deep fried for a crispy but delicious cookie.

Fattigmann
This is a very old recipe that dates back over a 100 years and actually means 'Poor Man's Cakes'.
Fattigmann

6. Berlinerkranser

This cookie is one of the most popular Norwegian Christmas Cookie. It also know as berlin wreaths. They are twisted in a pretzel shape and that is how they got their name.

The dough contains both hard-cooked and raw egg yolks in a rich egg flavor cookie.

Berlinerkranser
Berlinerkranser are one of the most popular Norwegian Christmas cookies, enjoyed by families in the old country as well as Norwegian immigrants on the great plains.
Berlinerkranser

7. Smultringer 

These traditional Norwegian Christmas cookies are loaded with cinnamon, lemon or orange zest. These donuts are smaller than donuts made in the US but are still so delicious.

Smultringer 
Traditionally associated with Christmas time, these popular Norwegian donuts called smultringer are made from a dough that is often spiced with cardamom, cinnamon, and sometimes lemon or orange zest.
Smultringer 

8. Serinakaker

This Serinakaker cookies is almost to perfect to eat. They are buttery, soft and full of flavor. They are similar to shortbread cookie without being crumbly. Made with almond and vanilla flavors that are sure to please your family.

Serinakaker
These Norwegian Butter Cookies, or Serinakaker, are perhaps the Perfect Cookie
Serinakaker

9. Bordstabler Cookies

Impress your family this Christmas with these Bordstabler Cookies. They are baked golden brown with two cookies in one. They are shaped into a rectangular shape and then baked on a baking sheet.

Then places on wires rack to cool.

Bordstabler Cookies
The variety of cookies she made from these ingredients is pure Norwegian magic.
Bordstabler Cookies

10. Snipp 

Keep the tradition alive with these Snipp Cookies Recipe. These cookies are perfectly served with your morning coffee or for dessert. Store at room temperature for a delicious cookie recipe.

Snipp
Cookies that, today, seem classical and perhaps a bit vintage.
Snipp

11. Sandbakkels

These Sandbakkels cookies have a sand like look. They have a crumbly texture and is easy to make. Adding in almond flour creates a sand texture that is sure to please your family. It gives these almond lace cookies a delicious flavor.

Sandbakkels
Sandbakkels are a traditional Norwegian holiday cookie made with a crumbly dough that resembles “sand,” thus the name. 
Sandbakkels

12. Brune Pinner

These Brune Pinner are known as brown sticks. They are made with cinnamon, a hint of syrup and amazing flavors. These are a very popular cookie in Norway and now you can make them from whenever you live.

Brune Pinner
They’re somewhat similar to gingerbread/pepperkaker, but with a strong hint of syrup and cinnamon, and a topping of sugar and almonds to accentuate every bite.
Brune Pinner

13. Kransekake

This Almond Cake is made with simple ingredients and is just so beautiful. This is the perfect cake to make for your next big event or occasion.

Kransekake
The kransekake is an elegant Scandinavian cake that's every bit as beautiful as it is easy to make.
Kransekake

14. Classic Spritz Cookies

These classic spritz cookies are just what you need to make this Holiday season. They are perfect served at room temperature or stored covered with plastic wrap. Bake easily over medium heat oven to serve on your dessert platter.

Classic Spritz Cookies
These Spritz Cookies are a classic holiday cookie that round out any cookie platter!
Classic Spritz Cookies

15. Sirups­snipper Cookies

This sweet and spicy cookie is another popular Norwegian Cookie. This sirupssnipper is made with simple instructions and in expensive ingredients.

Sirup­snipper Cookies
Sirupsnipper are sweet and spicy, diamond-shaped Christmas cookies known as Norway’s answer to pepperkaker, or gingerbread.
Sirup­snipper Cookies

16. Knekk-kaker

These cookies are thin and crispy and loaded with flavor. Add in heavy cream, syrup, and quick oats to create a delicious cookie.

Knekk-kaker
Knekk-kaker are thin and crispy, yet they can be faintly chewy toward the center
Knekk-kaker

17. Christmas Cookies Sukker Pleskener

Your family will be impressed with this classic cookie recipe. Take your baking cookies tradition to the next level with this delicious cookie recipe.

Christmas Cookies Sukker Pleskener
We have found a classic in Norwegian Christmas cookie tradition that is wonderfully easy in a busy advent season: Pleskener!
Christmas Cookies Sukker Pleskener

18. Norsk Kokosmakroner

Simple ingredients makes this coconut taste cookie easy to prepare. You will love the flavor and are made with pantry ingredients.

Norsk Kokosmakroner
Norwegian coconut macaroons or kokosmakroner are a popular easy to prepare a Norwegian Christmas cookie.
Norsk Kokosmakroner

19. Rosette Cookies

These Rosette Cookies are a popular cookie world wide. They are fun to make and made with simple ingredients. You may know them by a different name depending on where you live.

Rosette Cookies
Swedish rosette cookies are a delicious treat so easy and fun to make that you might just get addicted
Rosette Cookies

20. Norwegian Fattigmand

These cookies are poor man cookies. These fried cookies are perfect dusted with powdered sugar. They are cripsy, delicious and easy to make.

Norwegian Fattigmand
Norwegian fattigmand are simple, not-too-sweet fried cookies that are dusted with powdered sugar.
Norwegian Fattigmand

21. Risboller

You will only need a few ingredients to make this Risboller cookies. Since there are no eggs, there is no need to bake this cookie. Make a new tradition while baking and make this Norwegian cookie.

Risboller
Risboller are super easy to make and don’t require any baking.
Risboller

22. Norwegian Pepperkaker

If you are looking for a crispy, spicy and easy to make cookie this holiday, make Norwegian Pepperkaker. It is loaded with flavor and has a bit of spice to it.

Norwegian Pepperkaker
Her Norwegian Pepperkaker was always so crunchy and had a bit of spicy heat to them.
Norwegian Pepperkaker

23. Mandelflarn

These almond lace cookies are just what you need to make to celebrate the holidays. These cookies are delicious served as they are or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Mandelflarn
They’re very similar to their oat cousins, havreflarn, but the almonds make them more luxurious than oat lace cookies in my eyes.
Mandelflarn

24. Sarah Bernhardt Cookies

These almond cookie base cookies are just what you need to make this holiday. The chocolate cream filling makes these one of my families favorite recipe.

Sarah Bernhardt Cookies
Sarah Bernhardt cookies have an almond cookie base, topped with a chocolate cream filling and then dipped in chocolate.
Sarah Bernhardt Cookies

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