It’s snowing here in Bergen today, so I am in full Christmas mode. I actually hadn’t expected much snow at all this winter when I moved from Tromsø to Bergen, so the snow came as such a nice surprise! And so I’m celebrating with lots of Christmas baking. My copy of Den Rutete Kokeboken is drowning in flour. I thought I’d start with one of my favorite Norwegian Christmas cookies: krumkake. Norwegian krumkaker (the plural of krumkake is krumkaker) are so delicious, and actually a lot easier to make than you might expect. While I was growing up my family would often spend Christmas in Telemark with my Norwegian grandparents, and I would help my bestemor make krumkaker. Her krumkaker were always the best, and I like to think that I made them enough times with her that my krumkaker are now also the best. You will need a special krumkake iron and wooden roller for these, which I know is not ideal if you’re short on storage, as krumkake irons can really only be used to make krumkaker. But the good news is that krumkaker are so delicious you could absolutely make them year round to really get your iron’s worth. In fact while a lot of the other Christmas cookies I bake feel too Christmasy to make other times of year, I do enjoy making krumkaker any time of year. I use an electric krumkake iron like this one. They’re especially great to make when you have guests, as they’re so distinctly Norwegian and look impressive served next to ice cream, or filled with cream and berries. Plus they keep really well, so you can whip up a krumkake batch well before your dinner party. Krumkaker are made with equal weights of egg, butter, sugar, and flour, so you can start by weighing your eggs and then adding an equal amount of the rest. Or if you’re not using a scale I’ve included US measurements in the recipe below. It does take a while to get the hang of using the krumkake iron, so don’t worry if the first few krumkaker don’t turn out quite right. You’ll need to figure out how hot to have