Crystal Anniversary

Roll out the Scandinavian table runner.

Pull out the crystal candle holder and wedding plate.

Set up the center-piece of silk roses and ivy.

Fill sandbakkels
with chocolate and
chopped nuts.

(An Americanized Nordic treat.)





Light the Unity Candle – once again.

Today we celebrate 15 years of matrimony –

our Crystal Anniversary.




Upon receiving this treat, my groom said, "Your sandbakkels are better than any others I've had."

Here's why:

Wendy's Secret Sandbakkel Recipe


1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2-1/2 cups flour
2 egg whites (not yolks!) or 1 whole egg
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar (a Nordic ingredient)

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg whites. Stir in flour and vanilla sugar to make dough. Form a small ball and press into a sandbakkel tin, spreading the dough thinly. Repeat, filling the set of tins. Bake at 350ºF for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Turn over each tin and tap out the sandbakkel. Fill with fruit preserves or pudding and top with whip cream.

Or try our family's favorite filling:
In a small pot, melt chocolate chips with a splash of cream. Use the liquid mix to fill the sandbakkel. Top with chopped almonds or hazelnuts.

Brew a cup of coffee or cocoa. Serve on a crystal platter and celebrate with us!