Keyword: christmas, cookies, gingersnaps,
Scandinavian gingersnaps come in all kinds of shapes: stars, hearts, gingerbread people, pine trees, reindeer...basically any fun Christmas shape you can think of. For this particular recipe, however, circles end up looking the best. These cookies puff up as they bake, then flatten out as they cool, which makes other shapes look distorted. But the circles look consistently beautiful, and every bit as authentic.