Recipes from the Netherlands

Potato Cookies

You can easily make this simple and delicious recipe.

You will need: 7 small cold cooked potatoes, 5 tablespoons grated cheese, pepper and salt, 1 tablespoon margarine.

With a fork mash the potatoes very fine. Add cheese and mix well. Season to taste with pepper and salt.

Melt margarine in pan until light brown and turn the heat low. Roll potato dough into little balls and drop by spoon into the pan. Press the balls flat with a fork or the back of a tablespoon. Fry to light brown on both sides.

Cheese Cookies

3/4 cup grated cheese

2 tablespoons milk

3 tablespoons flour

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

dash of salt

1 tablespoon margarine

Combine the grated cheese and milk. Add flour and nutmeg, and salt to taste. Put margarine in a small frying pan and heat. Form dough into balls and flatten slightly with your hands. Drop into hot margarine and fry until light brown on both sides. Makes 5 or 6 cookies.