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Irresistible Swedish Chocolate Cookies (Chokladsnittar) decorated with pearl sugar, perfect for Fika. Recipe with step-by-step photos.
Visiting Stockholm
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed that we were recently in Stockholm. It’s a city which I always enjoy visiting for both the local food scene, as well as to indulge in Scandinavian-designed home decor and kitchenware.
You can read my comprehensive guide on where to eat and shop in Stockholm on this blog.
Chokladsnittar
When in Stockholm, a visit to one of the many charming cafés is a must, and these Swedish chocolate cookies,called Chokladsnittar, are a childhood favourite of many locals.
I love the simplicity of this recipe – a plainchocolate biscuit decorated unpretentiously, but beautifully, withpearl sugar.
Swedish Chocolate Cookies
The first time I travelled to Stockholm to visit my now sister-in-law, she baked a batch of these Swedish chocolate cookies for us. They were a welcome sight, after having trudged from the train station to their home, dragging our suitcases through the bone-chilling Swedish winter snow.
Recipe for Chokladsnittar
This recipe for Chokladsnittar, or Marta’s Chocolate Slices (Märtas skurna chokladkakor), comes from Sju Sorters Kakor, a popular baking bible in Swedish homes and which is also available in English.
It’s a rather nifty little book with many quick and simple recipes (especially in the cookie chapter), andI’m happy to reconnect with this book following our recent tripwhere we delightedin the afternoon tea ritual, calledfika.
It seems the Swedes are quite passionate abouttheir coffee (preferably black, drip coffee), and something sweet alongside is often just what isneeded to get through the mid-afternoon slump.
Swedish Cookies
These Swedish cookies can be enjoyed at fika or at any time of the day. What is distinct about these cookies is that they are baked in one large piece and, while they are still hot, they are thencut into thick slices.
So if you need to quickly make a large batch of cookies, this is this recipe to turn to.
How to Make Chokladsnittar
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Swedish Chocolate Cookies (Chokladsnittar)
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- Author: Thanh | Eat, Little Bird
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: about 60 cookies
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Swedish
Irresistible Swedish Chocolate Cookies (Chokladsnittar) decorated with pearl sugar, perfect for Fika. Recipe with step-by-step photos.
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Ingredients
- 200 g (1 3/4 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 220 g (1 cup) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 300 g (2 cups) plain flour (all-purpose flour)
- 30 g (1/4 cup) good quality unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 egg, lightly beaten for egg wash
- pearl sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) (without fan).
- Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Cream the butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy.
- Add the flour, cocoa, baking powder, vanilla extract, and egg.
- Beat everything together until the mixture forms into a soft dough.
- Divide the mixture into 6 pieces.
- Working with 2 or 3 pieces per baking tray, roll each piece into a log, and roll each log into a long, oval shape, with about 5 mm thickness.
- Brush each piece with some egg wash, and sprinkle generously with pearl sugar.
- Bake the cookies for about 10-12 minutes, taking care not to let the cookies brown too much.
- While the cookies are still on the hot baking tray, cut them into 2 cm wide diagonal slices.
- Leave the cookies to cool and firm on the tray for 5-10 minutes.
Kitchen Notes
COOKIE SIZES
You can make these cookies as large or as small as you like, adjusting the cooking time accordingly.
ROUND COOKIES
You can also use this recipe to make round cookies. Simply pinch off small pieces of dough, roll them into balls about the size of a golf ball, flatten them slightly, before brushing with egg wash and sprinkling withpearl sugar.
RECIPE CREDIT
This recipe is adapted from Swedish Cakes and Cookies
OVEN TEMPERATURES
All recipes on this website state temperatures for a regular oven (i.e. a conventional oven without fan). If you have a convection oven with a fan, please consult the manufacturer’s handbook on how to adjust the temperature and baking time accordingly.
CONVERSIONS
To convert from cups to grams, and vice-versa, please see this handy Conversion Chart for Basic Ingredients.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 61
- Sugar: 3.8g
- Sodium: 3.1mg
- Fat: 3g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 0.9g
- Cholesterol: 13.4mg
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Update
This recipe was first published on 29 September 2015. It has been updated with new photos and more comprehensive recipe notes.
