Recipes Desserts Cookies Swedish Butter Cookies Be the first to rate & review! The recipe for these smör bullar—light, crumbly pecan cookies similar to Mexican wedding cakes—comes from the terrific Swedish cook Marge Peterson. Slideshow: More Cookie Recipes By Paul Berglund Paul Berglund Restaurant: The Bachelor Farmer (Read a review) Location: Minneapolis Why He's Amazing: Because he's redefining Nordic cooking in Minnesota with his sophisticated and modern treatment of its humble ingredients. Culinary School: Self-taught background: Oliveto (/sites/default/files/akland, CA), Rustica Bakery (Minneapolis), Heartland Restaurant (St. Paul) Quintessential Dish: Poached eggs, braised celery root, savoy spinach and porcini whey Heritage: He was raised in St. Louis. "My father's side is 100 percent Swedish." Former Career: Officer in the US Navy On the Bachelor Farmer: "Our food is, first and foremost, representative of where we are, which is Minneapolis, the upper Midwest, but there's a strong Nordic heritage here. [The food is] inspired by Nordic cooking but not necessarily attached to any hard and fast traditions." What He'd Be If He Wasn't a Chef: A park ranger Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on July 1, 2014 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Chris Court Active Time: 25 mins Total Time: 1 hrs Yield: 36 Ingredients 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped Directions Preheat the oven to 325° and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle, cream the butter with the 1/4 cup of confectioners' sugar and the vanilla at medium speed until smooth and pale, about 2 minutes. Mix in the flour and pecans at low speed. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes. Roll tablespoons of the dough into balls and arrange them on the prepared baking sheets 1 inch apart. Bake the cookies for about 20 minutes, until cooked through and lightly golden on the bottom. Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool slightly. Coat the warm cookies with confectioners' sugar and let cool completely. Sift more confectioners' sugar over them and serve. Make Ahead The cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Rate it Print