Fattigman Cookies

This post if for my Cousin Judy’s daughter Justine who asked for these. What is a Fattigman Cookie you ask? It is a tradional Norwegian treat of a crisp fried sweet dough and is used for celebratory situations. They are pretty easy and fast to make. Hope you all enjoy

Ingredients

1 egg

3 egg yolks

1/4 cup of heavy cream

4 tsp of sugar

1 tbl melted butter

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 cups of flour

canola oil for frying

Mix all ingredients but flour together, then mix in flour until dough forms a ball. Knead dough into a smooth ball adding flour as necessary. Let dough rest for 30 minutes in fridge. Heat up about 2 inches of oil in a saute pan. Divide dough in half and roll out to about an 1/8 of an inch thick. Cut diamond shapes approx 2inches by 2 inches. Put a small slash in the middle of the diamond and fry for about 1 to 2 minutes per side, just so it is golden brown and crisp. You may also shape them by pulling one of the corners back through the slash as seen in the pictures above.  Drain on paper towels and sprinkle heavily with confectioners sugar. Will last about a day or so before going stale.

Eat Well

Chef Tim