Kranse kake stenger- Traditional Norwegian almond cookies

I usually make these cookies for Christmas. They are simpe to make with only three ingredients, and so delicious that when Christmas comes around, they are all gone. So I have to make an other batch.



500 gm almond meal ( I use almond meal from Trader Joe's. )

500 gm powdered sugar

3 egg whites

1 egg white for the following day.

Optional: almond extract, to your liking (apr. 1 -2 caps)


Mix sugar and almond meal, add 3 egg whites and almond extract. Kneed well.
Then kneed the dough in a pot on low setting until the dough is too hot to handle. Be careful not to burn it.

Let sit to the following day.

Kneed in 1 egg white.

Let the dough sit in the fridge for at least a couple of hours.

Take a handfull of the dough and roll until it is apr 1/2 inch in diameter. Cut into apr 3 inc pieces.

Bake at 350 F for 12-15 minutes.