Scandinavian Sweet Treats

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Summary: Inspired by the Swedish love of coffee and sweets!
Review: Scandinavian Sweet Treats, in the popular recipe-card file size Stocking Stuffer format, is chock-full of the best recipes and notes about Scandinavian coffee and desserts. Compiled by Karen Berg Douglas, this book features artwork by the great Swedish master, Carl Larsson. This cookbook is inspired by the Swedish love of coffee and sweets (served up to five times a day in some areas)! Scandinavian hospitality is shown to a guest with a variety of cookies, pastries and cakes served at the coffee table. Karen has presented us with the best of them in this little cookbook!

In addition to recipes, Scandinavian Sweet Treats contains information on the tradition of Afternoon Coffee in Norway, and memories shared by Scandinavian folks of afternoon sweets and picnics. The stories are charming and remind us of a time which was a little less hectic than our own. Recipes include Cinnamon Coffee (Finnish), Norwegian Christmas Bread, Swedish Rusks, Norwegian Cookies, Swedish Sugar Twists, and a Butterscotch Dessert that is out of this world! This is just a sample of the recipes which this book contains! You will never be at a loss for a bake sale or dessert again!

This book is excellent for personal collections and as a gift for anyone with a sweet tooth.