As a child growing up in central North Dakota in the 1980s, I was surrounded by Norwegian sweets: krumkake, spritz cookies, fattigman, rosettes, and of course, lefse, the potato-based flatbread spread ...

Many families have recipes that get passed down from generation to generation. Sanbakkelse are a Norwegian cookie tradition with a crumbly texture and deliciously sweet taste. You might also recongize ...

I have a wonderful client who frequently orders Norwegian specialties for her parents from SarahBakes, my cottage bakery business. Earlier this year, she shared her grandmother’s recipe for Norwegian ...

Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.

This Christmas, I decided to get back to my roots and make a whole bunch of Scandinavian cookies. In all, I came up with seven delicious, pretty cookies that you can serve holiday guests. Here are the ...

I recently ran a request for an Almond Cookie recipe, and the Chronicle's research librarian, Joyce Lee, searched for her mother's much-used recipe, drawn from a church cookbook. Lee remembered ...

These flourless almond cookies are “sort of like French macarons,” explains cookbook author Jake Cohen, but “without the meringue, and much easier to throw together any time you want.” He learned the ...

When winter is still in full swing and spring is a few weeks away, I need my sweets. I also like to buy a pretty flowering plant to lift the spirits. Maybe I should buy more flowering plants since ...