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Finnish Coffee Fingers – Finskar Pinnar

September 17, 2012 by mydanishkitchen

Finnish Coffee Fingers

Here are some Finnish Coffee Fingers for you. There’s no coffee (or fingers) in these cookies but it’s a cookie that goes well with a cup of coffee or Chai tea. I brought them into my work and my co-workers gave me a lot of really nice comments on them. It’s a basic butter cookie which is soft and delicate and has a wonderful sweet almond flavor. If you’re not big on almond flavor you can use vanilla extract instead and top with a different nut of your choice, pistachio would look real pretty 🙂 Of course now it’s no longer a Finnish Coffee Finger but that’s OK because that’s how cookies evolve. Have fun making these cookies!

Finnish Coffee Fingers (makes 35 cookies)

Ingredients:

1 c. unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/2 c. sugar

1 tsp. almond extract (or vanilla)

2 1/2 c. flour

1 egg yolk, beaten with 1 Tbsp. cold water

1/2 c. finely chopped almonds

sugar for sprinkling

Directions:

Using a hand-held or stand mixer, place butter and sugar in the bowl and beat until soft and smooth. Add almond extract and while continuing to mix, add flour in small increments. Mix until dough comes together.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

Lightly flour your work surface if needed.  Roll dough into ropes the thickness of a ring finger and cut into 2-3 inch pieces. Gently press the top of dough lightly with the back of your finger. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with chopped almonds and sugar.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden.

Source: What About Pie

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Posted in Cookies, Finnish | Tagged cookies, finnish, Finnish coffee fingers, finskar pinnar | 5 Comments

5 Responses

  1. on December 5, 2015 at 07:22 kim

    These are the cookies my mom used to make us at Christmas! I have made them several times, they remind me of my Danish dad and happy family memories.


    • on December 6, 2015 at 04:41 mydanishkitchen

      Isn’t it funny how the food is such a big part of our memories. Merry Christmas 🎅


  2. on September 19, 2012 at 09:51 Claudie

    As an extremely heavy coffee drinker, I can tell you I’ll be making great use of this recipe! 🙂


  3. on September 17, 2012 at 17:12 amwaters

    I made these cookies right away. And realized they are just like Finskbrød. We make these every year at Christmas. http://ottawafood.blogspot.ca/2011/12/finskbrd-denmarks-black-tie-shortbread.html


  4. on September 17, 2012 at 08:49 newyorkerbyheart

    Uhm, de ser også lækre ud. Har lige været på pressetur med en finne, tror hun synes det vil være sjovt hvis jeg prøvede dem 🙂

    Mange hilsner
    Birthe



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