Krumkake Norwegian Holiday Cookies (2024)

Krumkake is a delicate Norwegian cookie that is lovedacrossgenerations and is perfect for the holidays. It's decadent, delicious and worth the effort.

When it comes to Christmas cookies, I love making recipes that are family favorites and unique in flavor. Every year we make biscotti, cardamom cookies, Thumbprint cookies and delicate krumkake for the holidays. I'm so excited to show you how to make these delicate Norwegian cookies, follow along for all my tips and tricks!

What Is Krumkake?

Krumkake (pronounced Kroom-ka-ka) is a classic Norwegian waffle cookie that literally means "curved cake", probably because of its shape. The texture is similar to pizzelle or rosettes: crispy and delicate. These cookies are lightly sweetened and can be served plain or filled with whipped cream.

Krumkake Iron

What makes these cookies special is the molded griddle that they're baked in. In the olden days, the iron molds were used over the stove and the cookies would be baked one by one.

However, these days you can find electric krumkake griddle online and in stores which are more convenient because they are non stick and you can make multiple cookies in one batch.

Krumkake Ingredients

• Eggs: It's important to have the eggs at room temperature, therefore take the eggs out of the fridge 20 minutes prior to baking.
• Sugar: Regular granulated sugar works best in this recipe.
• Butter: You need melted butter for this recipe. Melt the butter in a saucepan or the microwave and let it come to room temperature before adding it to the batter.
• Flour: All purpose flour would work just fine for this recipe. This recipe does not call for any kind of leavening agents (i.e. baking powder or baking soda) therefore make sure you're not using self-rising flour.

How To Make Krumkake

1. Make the batter: Beat the eggs with sugar for about 5 minutes until light and creamy. Then add the melted butter and water and mix to combine. Lastly, add the flour and whisk until it's fully incorporated and there are no lumps.
2. Prepare the molded iron: Place the krumkake iron over medium heat, this would take about 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Bake the cookies: Coat the inside mold with nonstick cooking spray and pour a heaping tablespoon of the batter in the middle of the iron. Close it and bake it over medium heat for 30 to 35 seconds, flip and bake the other side for another 35 seconds. Open the iron mold, remove the cookie and roll it immediately. Repeat with the remaining batter.

Tips To Make The Perfect Krumkake

• The batter: The secret the perfect Krumkake is for the batter to have the perfect consistency. I would say the consistency is like cake batter, maybe even a tad bit runnier.
• The iron: Whether using an old-fashioned iron or a modern electric one, you need to make sure that the batter wouldn't stick. I find that coating the iron with a nonstick cooking spray helps a lot.
• Roll immediately: Krumkake dries very quickly therefore make sure to roll each cookie right away when it's hot.
• Practice: It's okay for the first few krumkaker to not be perfect, it takes a few tries to figure out the correct heat and timing. This recipe yieldsabout 25-30 cookies so there will be enough batter to practice with!

Krumkake Filling

There are a couple of ways you can serve Norwegian krumkake. If you roll them into cones you can fill them with whipped cream and maybe dust them with powdered sugar. I usually roll them without a cone and serve them plain since that's how my family likes these cookies.

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