Best Swedish Butter Strips Or Maple Pecan Strips Cookies Recipes

SWEDISH BUTTER STRIPS OR MAPLE PECAN STRIPS (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (360° at high altitude).
• In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and salt; blend in remaining ingredients.
• Divide dough into 4 equal parts, and shape into 12" rolls.
• Place 3" apart on ungreased cookie sheets, and flatten with a floured fork to 1/4" high.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until delicately browned (golden) at the edges.
• Cool for a few minutes and cut with a sharp knife into 1" diagonals.

MAPLE PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the shortening, butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and maple flavoring. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in white chips and pecans., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks. , In a large bowl, cream the butter, confectioners' sugar, maple flavoring and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost each cookie with 1 teaspoon frosting; top with a pecan half.

SWEDISH BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Place the eggs into a saucepan with enough water to cover by 1 inch. Cover the saucepan, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 15 minutes. Pour out the hot water; cool the eggs under cold running water. Peel eggs, separate yolks from whites. Sieve or finely grate yolks. Reserve whites for another use.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the egg yolks and the almond extract. Slowly mix in the flour, just until incorporated. Use a spritz style cookie maker to press cookies onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until the edges begin to brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

MOM'S SWEDISH STRIPS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and salt, mix well. Add flour and combine. Place cookie batter on an ungreased 12"x15" cookie sheet and roll with a rolling pin to 1/4" thickness. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. While cookie is hot, spread thinly with jam and dust with icing sugar. Sprinkle with nuts. Press nuts gently into cookie to stick. Cut immediately into 1"x3" strips.

SWEDISH BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add syrup. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Divide dough into eight portions. Roll each portion into a 9-in. log. Place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cut into 1-in. slices. Remove to wire racks. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

SWEDISH SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine the flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture. , Using a cookie press fitted with disk of your choice, press dough into desired shapes 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-11 minutes or until edges are firm and lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Frost as desired.

SCANDINAVIAN PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk. Gradually add flour until blended. , Shape into 1-in. balls. In a small bowl, beat egg white. Dip balls in egg white, then roll in pecans. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 375° for 8-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.