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There’s a generous amount of meringue weaved into these Finnish Meringue Cookies; just delightful! These are worthy of being on the Christmas cookie list for sure! They were a hit with my husband and son.
Vika wrote in with her aunt Vera’s recipe for these Финские Булочки (Finnish cookies). When said these meringue cookies are a family favorite and made for every family occasion, I made it the next day (I really wanted these cookies). I’ve also heard folks refer to these as Ukrainian rose cookies probably because they kind of look like roses.
I tried to make mine prettier and more rose-like by making a second batch the next day, but don’t know if I really accomplished my goal. Oh well. They taste amazing. Now I have to figure out what to do with all these cookies. Thank you Vika and Vera!
Watch How to Make Meringue Cookies:
Ingredients for Meringue Cookies Dough:
2 Tbsp white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
2 egg yolks
2 Tbsp sour cream
Ingredients for Finnish Meringue Cookies:
3/4 cup white sugar
You will also need:
Powdered Sugar to dust the finished product, optional
Parchment paper for rolling, wrapping and baking (use 1 sheet for the whole process!)
These Cookies are Really Easy! Vika said you could even throw everything in the mixer and let it work itself out. So don’t get hung up on the steps. You’ll get a cookie dough in the end and that’s what matters.
How to Make Finnish Meringue Cookies
Preheat Oven to 350˚F
1. Using your electric mixer, cream together 14 Tbsp (1 and 3/4 sticks of unsalted butter) with 2 Tbsp sugar just until well combined.
2. Sift together 2 cups flour with 1 tsp baking soda. Add flour into butter cream along with 2 Tbsp sour cream, 2 egg yolks. Use a paddle attachment to mix until the sides of your bowl are clean and you have a formed cookie dough.
3. Use a hand mixer to beat egg whites with sugar on high speed until stiff-ish peaks form and you have meringue (aka bize). Whites at room temp take 6-7 min to beat on high speed. Cold whites take 10 minutes or more
4. Roll dough out onto a long sheet of parchment paper. Roll dough out to about 7″ by 20″ rectangle.
5. Spread the top of the dough with the meringue. Roll into a long log. Use the parchment paper as leverage to help you roll the log. It would be a giant mess without the parchment paper; believe me. Parchment paper is cheapest at Costco by the way and I bake everything on it!
6. Slice the cookie log into 1/2″ rounds and arrange them on the parchment paper. the meringue pushed out more on one side of each circle as I cut the dough so I put this side up. Keep them about 1/2″ to 1″ apart. This part gets a little messy but the parchment paper is awesome for containing this mess!
7. Bake at 350˚F for 15 -17 minutes or until cookies and meringue are golden and beginning to brown around the bases. Mine baked about 17 minutes (but not all ovens are created equal). Remove from oven and cool to room temp on a wire rack; keeping them on the parchment paper (you’ll want to dust them with powdered sugar and the parchment will continue to contain the mess)
He sure enjoyed these; kept sneaking them from the kitchen.
I later found this box of cookies (that I had created for photography purposes only) under the Christmas tree; children are the sweetness of life! Enjoy.
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Finnish Meringue Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
Ingredients for Finnish Cookie Dough:
- 14 Tbsp 1 3/4 packages, or 200 grams unsalted butter, softened at room temp
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, I used bleached Gold Medal
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 Tbsp sour cream
Ingredients for Finnish Cookie Meringues:
- 2 egg whites
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
You will also need:
- Powdered Sugar to dust the finished product, optional
- Parchment paper for rolling, wrapping and baking
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 350˚F Cream together 14 Tbsp (1 3/4 packages unsalted butter) with 2 tbsp sugar until combined.
- Sift together 2 cups flour and 1 tsp baking soda. Add flour into creamed butter along with 2 Tbsp sour cream and 2 egg yolks. Use a paddle attachment to mix until the sides of your bowl are clean and your cookie dough is formed.
- Use a hand mixer to beat egg whites with sugar on high speed until stiff-ish peaks form and you have meringue (aka bize). Whites at room temp take about 6-7 min to beat on high speed. Cold whites take 10 min or more.
- Roll dough out onto a long sheet of parchment paper to about a 7" by 20" rectangle.
- Spread the top of the dough with meringue. Roll into a long log. Use the parchment paper as leverage to help you roll the log.
- Slice the cookie log into 1/2" rounds and arrange them about 1/2" apart on the parchment paper. the meringue pushed out more on one side of each circle so I put this side up.
- Bake at 350˚F for 15 -17 minutes or until cookies and meringue are golden and beginning to brown around the bases. Mine baked about 17 min. Remove from oven and cool to room temp on a wire rack; keep cookies on the parchment paper (you'll want to dust them with powdered sugar once they cool to room temp and the parchment will contain the mess).
Notes
I know it’s really early, but Merry Christmas!!! So much glee and joy at the thought of Christmas! What’s your official Christmas cookie?
These were SO delicious! Everyone in my family enjoyed them! Thank you for the recipe Natasha 🙂 Next time I want to add walnuts on top of the meringue, I think it’ll make them even tastier! 🙂
Let me know how it turns out with the nuts 🙂
I sprinkle sliced almonds on top of the cookies after I cut them, love the extra favor and crunch.
Ooh I love that idea! Thanks for sharing!
Enjoyed these yummy creations! Really easy to make and the results are amazing. My husband, who doesnt usually eat sweets liked these! Thank you for all your wonderful recipes
You are welcome Ella, I’m glad that your family loved them.
Do you have the recipe for those cookies? I don’t want to add anything to this recipe since it won’t be the same cookie like the one I’m talking about. Do you know that cookies formal name?
I don’t have the recipe yet; I’ll see what I can do 🙂
Hi Natasha! I just tried something very similar to these cookies today at church. A young woman made hers with walnuts inside. I liked them so much that I ate two! I wonder if I could add walnuts to this recipe or was that a whole different recipe?
I know which cookies you are talking about, they are different from these. Where are you planning to put them?
oh Natasha!! Made these tonight (after deciding forever what should I pick from your desert list because everything looks and sounds so good) well, I’m definitely going jogging tomorrow morning lol, these things are HEAVENLY!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
You are welcome Dina :). Seems as though there was a portion control problem :D.
Loved these cookies! I attemted to make three new recipes from your blog and all three were a BIG hit! Thank you so much for sharing and including all the steps, along with photos!!! 🙂
You are welcome Olga, I just made some Finnish cookies today and took them over to a dinner with our friends 🙂
Would it be alright if i replced butter for margarine? Would it turn out pretty much the same?
I haven’t made my cookies with margarine, but they should still taste the same, butter is more healthy :).
Very delicious! I noticed they have a nutty taste to them. Thanks a lot for a wonderful recipe.
You are welcome Tanya 🙂
This cookies are amazing!! I did find the dough sticking to the parcement paper after rolling it out, so the next batch I made I placed the knead dough in the fridge for 30-40 minutes and then rolled out the dough and it was perfect. Or you can pop it in the freezer for 10-15 minutes if your in a rush!
What if I don’t have a kitchen aid mixer? Can I still make them? And what could I use?
You can absolutely still make them using a spatula to mix and a hand held mixer to beat the egg whites for the meringue filling.
Awesome! Thanks for getting back to me so quickly! Some of co workers tried your rogoliki and they loved it so I printed it off for them and they are making it for Christmas for their families! Thanks for this awesome blog!
I’ve seen them at church potlucks…
These remind me of another cookie recipe that has walnuts on top of it. I’m not sure what they’re called. Do you have a recipe for them? If you do would you mind posting it?
Tanya M. Makes those. I’ll have to ask her how she does it!
Messy indeed! Delicious too. Mr. Wonderful approved.
Also, since the dough was sticky, I rolled it out between two sheets of parchment paper, which worked out very well.
Ohh that’s also a great idea. Thank you for sharing!
Just made these cookies tonight..they are amazing. I found that using a string to cut the dough works very well instead of a knife.
Oh that’s brilliant! Thank You!!
I grew up in a small town with a big scandinavian influence. I remember these cookies from church on sundays! My grandmas made diffrent Finnish cookies and I have never been able to find this recipe! I cant wait to make these in a few days just in time for Christmas! Thanks so much!!!!
How fun that you found the recipe 🙂
I made close to 9 dozen of these keksi (Finnish for cookie!) for a cookie exchange! They turned out awesome!! I posted this recipe on my blog and linked to you 🙂 Your blog is beautiful! Thanks again for sharing! Merry Christmas
You are very welcome Sarah and thank you for the compliment :).
I couldn’t wait till my butter comes to room temperature to make these..so I shredded it:) while beating with sugar it became soft…I also experimented with half of the batch..while half of them were baking I put the other half on the baking sheet and put them in the fridge, when they were ready to be baked I put them right in the oven and I notice they slightly rose better than the other ones without the refrigeration…the cold butter in the dough gives it more flakiness..they just melt in your mouth..deliciousness!
Thank you for the tip Marina, they are truly delicious. 🙂
Thank you for the recipe! I love anything with meringue..I added sliced almonds on top of the meringue before I rolled the roll..came out delicious!
they re baking but i only got 16 instead of 35 so i assume i am in for some giant cookies . Oh well no one ever complains when something is too big
Bake them a little longer but I made big ones my first time and they were perfect, just big!
I was suprised… Finnish cookies… they are not really usual here in Finland. However, I have made them, but only once 🙂 These cookies are delicious!!!
They are really not Christmas cookies in Finland, but they would be…
Gingerbreads are our Christmas cookies, also mine.
I tried searching them all over google to get a little more historical info but didn’t find much info really. I’ve never actually baked gingerbreads! Do you have a good recipe you use?
wow! messy indeed… my dough was really sticky… maybe not enough flour? but they are delishes