Hallongrotta
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| Alternative names | Thumbprint cookies, jam drops, jelly tots, thimble cookies, Hussar balls, jam cookies, deep-well cookies, pits of love |
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| Type | Cookie |
| Place of origin | Sweden |
| Main ingredients | raspberry jam |
Hallongrotta (plural: hallongrottor) is the name of a common Swedish cookie.[1][2] The name means raspberry cave in Swedish.[1][2][3][4] In the United States they are known as thumbprint cookies,[1][2] as well as by many other names.[5] Similar cookies sold in Australia are known as jam drops.
The cookies are similar to shortbread cookies with an added filling. It is an easily baked molded cookie. The cookies are typically made with butter, flour, baking powder, sugar and vanilla.[2][6] The cookies are usually filled with raspberry jam.[1][2][7]
History
Hallongrotta can be traced back to the 1800s, where they were eaten at Swedish gatherings called kafferep.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Swedish Hallongrotta (Raspberry Jam Cookies) Recipe | Travel Food Atlas". 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hallongrotta | Traditional Cookie From Sweden | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Thumbprint Cookies". Oven Tales. 28 November 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Hood, Sarah B. (June 17, 2021). Jam, Jelly and Marmalade: A Global History. Reaktion Books. ISBN 9781789143904.
- ^ Rombauer, Irma S.; Becker, Marion Rombauer (1975). "Jelly Tots". Joy of Cooking. Bobbs-Merrill. p. 717.
You may call these thimble cookies, Hussar balls, jam cookies, thumbprint cookies, deep-well cookies, or pits of love—the latter borrowed, of course, from the French—but a rose by any other name…
- ^ "Jam Drops". Donna Hay. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Hallongrotta". AtlasMedia Ltd. Retrieved March 1, 2020.