Many families have recipes that get passed down from generation to generation. Sanbakkelse are a Norwegian cookie tradition with a crumbly texture and deliciously sweet taste. You might also recongize ...

As a child growing up in central North Dakota in the 1980s, I was surrounded by Norwegian sweets: krumkake, spritz cookies, fattigman, rosettes, and of course, lefse, the potato-based flatbread spread ...

Be scrappy and prepared if you want to secure a box of cookies at the annual Nordic Festival. Arrive early. Wear comfortable shoes. Anticipate a long line. Bring cash. The reward: Delicious, handmade ...

Lefse (clockwise from top), fattigman, sandbakkels and krumkake. The cookies were made by Embla Lodge No. 2 for the lodge’s Nordic Festival. Tony Overman toverman@theolympian.com Buttery Scandinavian ...

NORTHWOOD, N.D. -- For 21 years now, the plentiful and proud Norwegians of Northwood have turned to Ruth Pedersen to produce dozens of buttery sandbakkels for the town's annual Syttende mai observance ...

When I saw the notice at church for a Scandinavian cookie-making class, I sweetly recalled the rosettes and sandbakkels my Norwegian grandmother made at Christmas. “Don’t miss this opportunity to ...

Sandbakkels? Krumkake? Lefse? If you’re one of the many folks of Minnesota with Swedish or Norwegian heritage, these names may sound like old friends. For the rest of us, St. Andrew Lutheran Church’s ...