12/03/2019

Virtual Cookie Exchange

Welcome to my blog and a taste of Swedish Ginger cookies.
In Sweden we love ginger cookies in all form of shapes and there will be lots of them in every Swedish home in Christmas. Sometime they will be consumed   together with Glögg a Swedish form of a  spicy warm vine. But of course contains    the Swedish Fika ginger cookies in Christmas time.
Swedish strong coffee and ginger cookies is never wrong.

We have also Christmas songs about our love for our ginger cookies



The  ginger woman and the man have of course company of a ginger cookie pig 

At the Swedish Christmas table we have  a lot of ham and other food made  from the pig meat.

I have not made the ginger cookies , I have a good bakery nearby, but I will share a recipe that I have found on Youtube


For about nearly 60 years ago I bought a clay tomte (Santa) painted it and gave it to my father at Christmas and now it is mine. It is a sentimental feeling to have it on my table now. As you could see he is smoking and my father was smoking then. I don't think there will be any new smoking Santas nowadays.


We have lot of angels to decorate in Christmas and I thought a sweet little bag with an angel could contain a Christmas present.  The bag is made of a candy pack and the angel is embroidered after a sketch that I have made.


Now hop over to my blogging friends and "taste" their Christmas cookies
Hill Valley Quilter Thats me



Merry Christmas to you all and A Happy New Year

Britt-Inger





25 kommentarer:

  1. Thanks for the cookie recipe!

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  2. Your Santa is fabulous, I adore history behind pieces like that! Have a blessed holiday!

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  3. I love the ginger cookie piggy... very cute!

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  4. The cookies sound delicious and I love seeing your smoking tomte.
    Christmas is so about the memories!

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  5. Yummy! We love ginger cookies in our home! :)

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  6. I love ginger cookies, and it's fun to know they are a Swedish tradition! I love your embroidered angel, too!

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  7. Thanks for sharing some of your traditions. Love your little Santa.
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  8. I love a good ginger cookie and make some every Christmas. Your bag is so sweet with that angel on it and would be a treasure as much as the gift inside it! Thanks, Britt-Inger, for hopping with us!

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  9. Thanks so much for the yummy recipe! Your bag is adorable!

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  10. Hi Britt-Inger! Aww, your tomte with the pipe is so cute. My dad used to smoke a pipe for years. The smell of some sweet tobacco brings me right back to him and him loading his pipe. Thank you for that sweet memory. I didn't realize that ginger cookies are a big Swedish tradition. ~smile~ Roseanne

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  11. My husbands favourite cookies are ginger cookies so I really should learn to make them. I do buy him cookies every once in a while so maybe that is good enough. I love the ginger pig cookie. It is so cute and to my eye unusual. I love your bag. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you as well.

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  12. My mother would have loved these ginger cookies with her coffee!! She was 1/2 Swedish 1/2 Finish and loved all things Swedish!! I still use her recipe for Swedish pancakes! You did a great job of making your beautiful angel bag. Your tomte smoking reminds me of my favorite uncle who used to smoke a pipe and every time I smell pipe smoke it reminds me of him. Great memory, tack så mycket!!

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  13. Ginger cookies - a favorite for my family. We have a soft ginger cookie that is always made at Christmas. My Dad loved a hard ginger cookie to drink and to dunk into his strong cup of coffee, too. Enjoy the Christmas season.

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  14. your cookies sound wonderful. The pictures are the best. Lovin the pig. I love the idea of the embroidered bag. Perfect for gift giving.

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  15. I like ginger cookies, but I make soft ones. Your bag is very cute, and your angel that you drew is sweet.

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  16. Ginger cookies are my favorite snack!

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  17. Ginger cookies are a Christmas classic. I love that smoking Santa. What a wonderful memory and treasure. Your bag is very pretty and perfect for a Christmas gift. Your angel is quite pretty. You are very talented.

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  18. Oh it is good to see that the classic ginger cookie is in the hop. Love made gift bags and adding some sweet treats makes it more special.

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  19. Kul att läsa om både julen och tomten du gav din far. Härligt! och påsen är bara så söt!
    Kram Kerstin

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  20. Yummy, ginger cookies are the best. Love your angel bag and it's perfect for gift giving. Thank you!

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  21. Your angel bag is so very cute! We enjoy ginger cookies too, my hubby moreso than me!

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  22. I really like that angel bag. So cute! The tomte is a delightful connection with your father and cute, too.

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  23. Love the bag, and the recipe. Thank you for them.

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  24. What a sweet gift bag. Your embroidered design is beautiful! Thank you for sharing your memory of the smoking Santa and your father. I do not cook with ginger much, but you have inspired me to try these cookies.

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  25. I love learning new international recipes and the traditions. So fun. Thanks for sharing the recipe and the song.

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