Sylt Kakor (Swedish Jam Cake Cookies)

⏱ 35 mins 🍽 36 serving(s) 🏷 Dessert

This recipe for Sylt Kakor, or Swedish jam cookies, yields a flavourful treat but requires a precise touch. Achieving the correct dough consistency is key, as over-chilling can affect the result. The method involves shaping, filling with jam, and baking before a final drizzle of glaze. It makes approximately 36 cookies and takes about 35 minutes in total.

Sylt Kakor (Swedish Jam Cake Cookies)

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons milk

Method

  1. Combine the butter, flour, and sugar together in a bowl.
  2. Place the mixture in the refrigerator to chill.
  3. Divide the chilled dough into 4 to 6 portions and shape each into a small roll.
  4. Return the shaped rolls to the fridge to chill again.
  5. Once chilled, take each roll and form it into an oblong shape, then use a rolling pin to flatten it slightly.
  6. Create a lengthwise indentation along the centre of each piece.
  7. Spoon your preferred jam into the indented channel.
  8. Cut the filled dough strips on a diagonal and transfer them to a cookie sheet.
  9. Bake in an oven preheated to 325°F for 10 - 15 minutes, avoiding silicone baking mats.
  10. Allow the baked cookies to cool completely on a rack.
  11. Prepare a glaze by mixing the powdered sugar with the milk.
  12. Drizzle the finished glaze over the top of the cooled cookies.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium27600 mg

Recipe details

CategoryDessert
AuthorChemaine