Winter & Christmas

Finskbrød

Finskbrød – “Finnish bread” – are small, short butter fingers with a crunchy crust of pearl sugar and almonds. They are found in many Danish Christmas cookie tins and are quick to bake.

Two short finskbrød cookies with pearl sugar and almonds
Photo: Moonhouse / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Preparation
25 min
Cooking/baking time
10 min
Servings
approx. 50 pieces
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

Dough

For the topping

Method

  1. Quickly knead the flour, butter and sugar into a smooth shortcrust dough, wrap in cling film and chill for about 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat the oven to 200 °C (conventional). Roll the dough in portions into finger-thick ropes.
  3. Lay the ropes side by side, brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with pearl sugar and chopped almonds.
  4. Cut the ropes diagonally into pieces about 4 cm long and place them on baking trays lined with baking paper.
  5. Bake for about 10 minutes until pale golden and leave to cool on a rack.

The story behind the dish

Enjoy it at Dansk Cottage

Finskbrød are so quick to make that they work even on a rainy afternoon at the cottage, between two chapters of a good book.

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