Vanilla Butter Ring Cookies or Vanillekranse, is one of my absolute favorite cookies. They are normally made and served during the entire December for Christmas celebration and is a part of the huge traditional assortment of Danish Christmas cookies. The cookies are sweet, crispy and crunchy from the chopped almonds.
Traditions
Mulled Wine or Danish Gløgg
In December “hygge” is to enjoy a warm glass of good smelling, nice tasting, homemade mulled wine, or danish gløgg. Nothing taste more of Christmas then gløgg – and nothing can bring together family and friends than gløgg served with warm ebelskivers!
Rice Porridge in Oven
Do you sometimes want dinner (or dessert) to be easy, child friendly and cheap too!? I can recommend preparing rice porridge in oven next time. In Denmark we normally serve rice porridge during December leading up to Christmas. We are calling it Santa’s favorite food!
Father’s Day Gift
It’s soon Father’s Day, and it’s soon time to make a personal, unique gift full of happiness and magic memories. This shadow photo is a wonderful way to preserve a memory in time! However it can of course be used for any occasion, not just Fathers day! One thing is sure, this picture will bring…
Mother’s Day Gift
Mother’s Day is soon coming up (Sunday, May 10th) and I have the perfect idea for a Mother’s Day Gift that will go straight into any mom’s heart; this embroidered Pillow Case! The tradition of Mother’s Day comes from the US, where a mother named Anna Marie Reeves Jarvis lived in the town of Grafton…
Oreo Milkshake
On March 6 it is National Oreo Cookie Day – let’s celebrate with a smooth Oreo Milkshake! There’s something special about the combination of Oreos, ice cream, and milk, don’t you think?
Dr. Seuss treats
Are you prepared to celebrate the birthday of Theodor Geisel, do it with these cute and easy Dr. Seuss treats. They are perfect treats for sharing in school! Dr. Seuss passed away in 1991 at age 87, but kids all over still enjoy to read and use their imaginations with his unforgettable characters and rhymes.
Sweet Hearts
Now, it’s time to go all in for this Valentines Day and make a lot of homemade sweet hearts cards with your kids. Valentines Day is all about hearts. With these cards your kid is using their own hands to create a unique heart framed by their hands. Can it be more cute and personalized…
Lemon Cookies
These sweet lemon cookies – for my Valentine are not just cute and crispy but also very easy to make! And they only contains 5 ingredients!!! YAY! I love Valentines Day! Even though it’s not a tradition to celebrate Valentines Day in Denmark, it has slowly taken it’s move to the Scandinavian hearts. More and…