Hallongrotta Explained
| Hallongrotta |
| Alternate Name: | Thumbprint cookies, jam drops, jelly tots, thimble cookies, Hussar balls, jam cookies, deep-well cookies, pits of love |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Type: | Cookie |
| Main Ingredient: | raspberry jam |
Hallongrotta (plural: hallongrottor) is the name of a common Swedish cookie.[1] [2] The name means raspberry cave in Swedish.[3] [4] In the United States they are known as thumbprint cookies, 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.[6] The cookies are usually filled with raspberry jam.[7]
History
Hallongrotta can be traced back to the 1800s, where they were eaten at Swedish gatherings called kafferep.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021-09-16 . Swedish Hallongrotta (Raspberry Jam Cookies) Recipe Travel Food Atlas . 2024-05-09 . en-US.
- Web site: Hallongrotta Traditional Cookie From Sweden TasteAtlas . 2024-05-09 . www.tasteatlas.com.
- Web site: 28 November 2018 . Thumbprint Cookies . March 1, 2020 . Oven Tales.
- Book: Hood, Sarah B. . Jam, Jelly and Marmalade: A Global History . June 17, 2021 . Reaktion Books . 9781789143904.
- Book: Rombauer, Irma S. . Joy of Cooking . Becker . Marion Rombauer . Bobbs-Merrill . 1975 . 717 . Jelly Tots . 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….
- Web site: Jam Drops . May 28, 2020 . Donna Hay.
- Web site: Hallongrotta . March 1, 2020 . AtlasMedia Ltd.
