Grandma’s Polish Cookies
This traditional khruchiki recipe has been handed down through my mother's side from my great-grandmother. As a child, it was my job to loop the end of each cookie through its hole. —Sherine Elise Gilmour, Brooklyn, New York
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cold butter
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Oil for deep-fat frying
- Confectioners' sugar
Reviews
These are similar to my German grandmother’s kiechla (not sure of spelling). Although we cut into diamond shape and pulled one end thru slit. Very yummy. We also dipped into dark Karo syrup.
My grandmother made these every Christmas, literally hundreds of them. She was Norwegian and they were called Fattigman. (Pr: FUTTY-mon). Then, I met my boyfriend and his family is Polish and they were Kruchiki to them! LOL, a simple fried buttery dough in many northern European homes.
These are similar to the Danish Klejner my mother and grandmother made every Christmas. I loved them. We add a little cardamom. Great memories, thanks!
This is (almost) like my Serbian recipe, which is called Cheregi (sp?) Just delicious! Mine adds a jigger (shot) of whiskey into the dough. My mother always cut long strips with a pastry wheel, which has a fluted edge and then cut strips across into pieces on a diagonal. Of course, dust with sifted powdered sugar.
a neighbor of ours when I was a kid made these. (they were polish). She'd make them for Christmas every year. One of my favorite cookies (and favorite people! They're gone now and I miss them). Don't think she added whiskey or bourbon in them
My mother used to add a shot of whiskey or bourbon also. It kept the dough fluffy. And also, they mad a slit it the dough and brought one side threw, so the kind of looked like a bow tie
my mother used to add a bit of whiskey to hers
These look a bit different than the ones I make and totally different ingredients. They look delish though!
Thank you so much. My mom used to make these when I was a kid.I never got the recipe! Now I do!My mom would also put cinnamon sugar on themThanks for the memories
From what I remember growing up, and the recipe I still use when I make them, these are not the same as Fattigmans. Fattigmans resemble these in shape, but the ingredients are different.