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Serinakaker
Modern Viral Baking · New Wave

Serinakaker

Crumbly vanilla butter cookies brushed with egg and pearl sugar, pressed with a fork before baking.

1 hrEasy
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Cultural Context & History

Perhaps the most beloved of the Christmas cookies, serinakaker are simple butter rounds marked with a fork and crowned with pearl sugar — short, tender and endlessly moreish.

Ingredients

  • 150 g butter, cold714 kcal · 0 g protein · 78.6 g fat · 0 g carbs per 100 g
  • 250 g plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder0 kcal · 0 g protein · 0 g fat · 0 g carbs per 100 g
  • 100 g sugar523 kcal · 10.3 g protein · 31 g fat · 50.5 g carbs per 100 g
  • 1 egg513 kcal · 6.4 g protein · 28.8 g fat · 57.7 g carbs per 100 g
  • For the topping: 1 beaten egg, chopped almonds, pearl sugar55 kcal · 10.7 g protein · 0 g fat · 2.4 g carbs per 100 g

Per-100 g values shown for ingredients verified against Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central (snapshot 2026-09-11). Ingredients not yet verified show no nutrition line.

Recommended Tools

  • Pastry cutterRubs the cold butter into the flour without warming the dough.
  • Pastry brushLays down the even egg wash that holds the topping.
  • Wire cooling rackCools the cookies crisp rather than steaming them soft.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Rub the cold butter into the flour and baking powder until the mixture looks like fine crumbs.

  2. 2

    Stir in the sugar and beaten egg, then knead to a smooth dough and chill for 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Roll the dough into a log and slice into 30 pieces, rolling each into a ball. Set on a lined tray and flatten slightly with a fork.

  4. 4

    Brush with beaten egg and scatter over the chopped almonds and pearl sugar.

  5. 5

    Bake at 175°C (345°F) for 10-12 minutes, until light golden.

Chef's Tip

Work the cold butter in quickly with cool hands — the less the fat softens, the shorter and more crumbly the finished cookies.

Chef's Tip

These are a make-ahead Christmas cookie: freeze the shaped balls on the tray, then bake straight from frozen, adding a minute to the time.

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