Name: Norwegian Christmas Cookies
Cook time: 2 hr
Total time: 3 1/2 hr
Yield: Makes about 12 dozen
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 1 cup sugar; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3 sticks salted butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar cubes, coarsely crushed, or pearl sugar

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Norwegian Christmas CookiesEllen Silverman

Serina Kaker

"When a good friend went out of town, I volunteered to water the plants in her apartment, and my reward was helping myself to the Christmas cookies, all nicely stored in a tin," says Jane A. Van Pelt of Alexandria, Virginia. "Well, they were delicious and had completely disappeared by the time my friend returned. She told me that the recipe had come to her through her Norwegian roots and was a favorite in her family. Now these cookies are a holiday favorite in our family, and I hope they will be shared with many others."

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