krumkake

American  

[kroom-kah-kuh, kruhm-keyk] / ˈkrʊmˌkɑ kə, ˈkrʌmˌkeɪk /

noun

Chiefly Upper Midwest.

1. a very large, thin traditional Scandinavian cookie prepared by pouring batter into an appliance much like a waffle iron and then rolling the warm cookie around a cone form.

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Example Sentences

My spouse grew up with krumkake.

From Seattle Times

Home cooks can achieve something similar, provided they have a krumkake iron and some patience.

From Seattle Times

Use these gluten-free cookies with your favorite krumkake filling, or cut them into precise circles, as they do at the restaurant, to make dainty ice cream sandwiches.

From Seattle Times

I felt like I had time-traveled to the Scandinavian neighborhood of my Seattle childhood, where I went to school with kids whose grandmas made delicious krumkake; the flags of Norway, Finland and Sweden waved in the rain above the chain grocery store; and my dad joined a cross-country ski club started by Norwegian ski jumpers.

From Seattle Times

After that, Mrs. Erickson had turned Evan into another grandchild of hers, and for fifteen Christmases they had joined Mrs. Erickson and her extended family, feasting on baked ham, scalloped potatoes, and krumkake.

From The New Yorker