'S' Cookies taste like christmas to me!

Mina on Soumalinen!

I am now a finn citizen and although my attempts to learn language are in fits and starts there are things that i feel i do truly connect with in the mother culture.
I love 'S' Cookies.

My mummu used to make them for me when i was little, and then my mom and i attempted several versions before we finally came to a version that satisfied and was measured in cups and not grams, including one batch of 'z' cookies which were a memorable accident.

I thought i'd share the memory and the recipie here. I took this last batch to work and its the second year in a row, becoming a tradition?!

I think i'll be making a second helping of these for my christmas day feast!

You will need:

150 g butter 1/3 lb...

125 ml sugar 1/2 cup

3 eggs

175 ml sugar (yes, more!) 3/4 cup

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp of baking powder

650 ml flour or 2.5 cups

Cinnamon Coating:

3 tbsp. sugar per 1 tbsp. of cinnamon=cinnamon sugar coating

Whip eggs and sugar. Whip sugar and soft butter. Blend the two. Mix flour, cinnamon and baking powder. Add it to the butter/egg/sugar mixture. Roll some of the dough at a time into half inch thick rod and cut into 4 inch long pieces. Dip pieces into sugar/cinnamon mixture and form them into letter S. Bake at 350 F for 10 to 15 minutes.

Note: Kneading the dough with your hand is encouraged.