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"I love making bars because they don't require all the work of shaping of cookies. Just press the dough in a pan, bake, and cut into bars. A delicious holiday treat and can be made ahead and frozen."

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs...

"This Danish delicacy is served in many Danish-American homes, including mine. A special pan is needed; even though new pans are available, many cooks favor the old cast-iron pans, which are handed down from generation to generation. You can get them at many scandanavian specialty stores, and can also order them online. In Denmark, aebleskiver is..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, nutmeg...

"From Aebleskiver and More - A Sampling of Danish Recipes by Lisa Steen Riggs. Time for dough to rise is not included in Prep Time."

Ingredients: small curd cottage cheese, dill...

"This red cabbage recipe is a tangy addition to meals, and it's quite easy to prepare. Note that the flavor deepens and improves if you prepare the dish a day ahead, refrigerate it, and then reheat it on the stove or in a 325-degree oven before serving."

Ingredients: red currant jelly, salt, sugar...

"This is my family's favorite soup dumpling. The nutmeg makes it so great. It came with my grandmother's side of the family from Denmark. She made them whenever we had chicken soup and we fought for them."

Ingredients: eggs, milk, nutmeg...

"This recipe came to me from my husbands family. It was their custom and ours to hide a white nut in the pudding and whomever found the nut received a gift. Usually a box of chocolates for the kids or a bottle of wine for the adults. The game was to keep the nut hidden in your mouth until all the pudding was consumed."

Ingredients: uncooked rice, sugar...

"From http://friendsofdenmark.org. Posted for ZWT6. To make smorrebrod, cut crusts from slices of pumpernickel or rye bread, but not French bread, when using them for a base. Be careful to spread soft butter entirely over the piece of bread you use. This keeps moist ingredients from seeping through and making the bread soggy. Ingredients should be artfully..."

Ingredients: herring fillets, parsley sprigs...

"My mom and grandma use to make this every Christmas or special holiday, but it had to be extra special. This is a great dessert that keeps those great memories close by. This is an old recipe so keep in mind that not everything is exact. Use your own discretion when baking. 1/2 cup of packed rasins can be added to this dish, but I prefer it plain and..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cinnamon sticks...

"Smørrebrød - Open-Faced Sandwiches From Best of Scandinavian Cooking. Posted for ZWT6.
To make smorrebrod, cut crusts from slices of pumpernickel or rye bread, but not French bread, when using them for a base. Be careful to spread soft butter entirely over the piece of bread you use. This keeps moist ingredients from seeping through..."

Ingredients: camembert cheese, tomatoes...

"These little dumplings are delicious and fluffy and a stable in a traditional Danish Soup"

Ingredients: eggs, salt, water...

"A recipe I found at FoodTV site for Danish recipes. Posting it for ZWT6. Sounds wonderful!!"

Ingredients: fruit preserves, egg yolks...

"Posted for the Zaar World Tour-Denmark.
From the "Best of International Cooking" cookbook. I haven't tried this recipe yet. Note: prep time includes refrigeration time."

Ingredients: cornstarch, dark sweet cherries...

"This delicious, tangy fruit topping goes with almost any fruit. Try it with chilled fresh apricots, sliced bananas with red cherries, etc. From Best of Scandinavian Cooking. I haven't tried this yet so the cooking time for the crumbs is an estimate. If you get to this before I do, let me know how long it took to brown."

Ingredients: red cherries, raw sugar...

"This is a real Danish tradition for Christmas Eve and is served as a first course. When the porridge is almost cooked you make a ceremony, with everyone watching, of dropping one blanched almond in the pot. Whom ever finds the almond in their bowl wins a small present (Chocolate Santa, marzipan figure whatever) The kids love looking for the almond..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, milk, salt...