Swedish rosettes: Crisp, feather-light cookie recipe from 1960

Name: Swedish rosettes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 egg; 1/2 cup milk; 1 tablespoon cooking oil; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; Shortening or oil for frying

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Swedish rosettes: A vintage cookie recipe

This light Scandinavian cookie recipe uses a rosette iron to create its distinctive shape, and the resulting treats are as delicious as they are beautiful.

Swedish rosettes

Yield: 36

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Shortening or oil for frying

Instructions

Sift flour, sugar, and salt together.
Beat egg, milk, cooking oil, and vanilla together until blended; stir into flour mixture.
Heat fat in electric skillet or heavy saucepan to 400 (F).
Heat rosette iron in fat for several minutes; shake off excess fat.
Dip iron into batter just to top of iron; immerse quickly into hot fat; hold immersed until rosette begins to brown.
Lift iron; shake off rosette; turn to brown other side; drain on absorbent towels.
When cool, dust lightly with confectioners’ sugar.
May be kept several weeks in a tightly -overed container.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 22Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 33mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 0g

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