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A period dish

Jumble Cookies

Twisted rings of sweet dough with caraway or rosewater, the jumbles of the colonial kitchen.

Serves 12

Jumbles were among the first cookies baked in America, made from a soft dough shaped into rings and flavored with rosewater, caraway, or nutmeg. They kept well and were sold in taverns and markets.

Ingredients

Dairy & Eggs

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 eggs

Pantry / Durable

  • 3 cup flour
  • 1 cup sugar

Spices & Seasoning

  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp caraway seeds

Other

  • 1 tbsp rosewater

Method

  1. Cream the butter and sugar, then beat in the eggs and rosewater.

  2. Work in the flour, nutmeg, and caraway seeds to make a soft dough.

  3. Roll the dough into ropes and twist them into rings.

  4. Bake on a greased sheet until lightly browned.

  5. Cool and dust with sugar.

View a published recipe at NYT Cooking (opens in a new tab)

Served at

The framer's working dinner · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania