Norwegian Fattigmann (Poor Man's Cookies)

whiskey

🥗Healthier: apple juice

💰Cheaper: water

Apple juice adds sweetness without alcohol.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option.

Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a large mixing bowl until pale and fluffy (you can also use an electric mixer for this).

In a separate bowl, whip the cream and add the cognac. Then fold the cream into the egg mixture.

Add the flour and cardamom and mix until you have a smooth dough. Cover the bowl and set in the fridge overnight (or for a few hours).

Roll out the dough on a floured surface. If the dough is too sticky to roll, you might need to knead in a generous amount of flour until you can roll it out.

Use a pastry wheel to slice the dough into long strips and then slice each strip into diamonds. Cut a slit in the center of each diamond and pull one end of the diamond through the slit.

Heat the lard or oil in a large pot to 355°F (180°C). If you don't have a cooking thermometer, you can put the end of a wooden spoon or a wooden skewer into the fat - if it bubbles, it's hot enough to cook the fattigmann.

Gently drop each fattigmann into the fat and fry until each side is a light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack covered in paper towels.

Optional: dust the fattigmann with powdered sugar.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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