These are some of the sweetest and most unique little cookies I've come cross. They are flat with a raised imprint of a Russian nesting doll.
I remember my grandma had a set of the Russian nesting dolls...it was fun to un-nest the dolls, line them up and put them back together again.
I thought that the idea of stacking dolls was originally from Russia - but apparently the first nesting dolls were actually made in China in the early 1800s.
I remember my grandma had a set of the Russian nesting dolls...it was fun to un-nest the dolls, line them up and put them back together again.
I thought that the idea of stacking dolls was originally from Russia - but apparently the first nesting dolls were actually made in China in the early 1800s.
The name of the cookies Matpewka - comes from the Russian name for "mother"...the dolls are a symbol of fertility and motherhood.
These cookies were not overly sweet and actually did not have much flavor - but we still enjoyed them with our tea today.
2 comments:
Those look so good. I'm a sucker for butter cookies or any kind of plain little cookie.
Ethnic foods are becoming a real treat to me . I'm glad that you started your column as it has tempted my somewhat bland palate !
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