Grandma's Design

KOGGETJES

GRANDMA

Vera

COUNTRY

The Netherlands

ORIGIN

Amsterdam, North Holland

INGREDIENTS

40 grams of brown sugar
100 grams of wheat flour
80 grams of caster sugar
1 vanilla pod
1 pinch of salt
85 grams of dairy butter

HISTORY

In 1934, in Amsterdam a competition for a new local biscuit was held. The winner was the Amsterdam Koggetje. Because a neutral bakery won this competition, Catholic people were not allowed to bake this cookie. What followed was a fierce promotion battle between the neutral and the Roman Catholic bakeries. Original name "Koggetje": From the 10th to the 15th century, in Amsterdam there was a ship called “The cog”. This type of ship was used initially as a trade ship and later as a warship.

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HOW TO

Pastry – serves 20-30 – preparation time: 20 minutes – cooking time: 20 minutes
Preheat the (hot air) oven to 338 degrees F (170 degrees C). Melt the sugar in a pan and let it caramelize. Add a little water and keep stirring. Remove the pan from the heat when the sugar is light colored. Grease a piece of aluminum foil and pour the sugar over it as thin as possible. Sift the flour into a bowl. Add the sugar, the vanilla seeds, a pinch of salt and the butter to the bowl. Knead the dough until it becomes a ball. Remove the caramel from the foil and break it in little pieces. Knead the caramel through the dough. Put the dough in a cool place for 30 minutes. Form about 10 marble-sized balls. Place them on the backing paper, so that they are the same distance from each other. Flatten each ball slightly. Bake for 20 minutes in the oven.