Authentic Danish Butter Cookies Recipe

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Danish Butter Cookies

Classic, melt-in-your-mouth Danish butter cookies. Perfect for holidays or any special occasion, these cookies are easy to make and even easier to enjoy!

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Servings: 36 cookies

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Danish

Calories: 50

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup butter at room temperature
• 0.5 cup Powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup cake flour OR all-purpose flour See note 1

Method

 

1. Soften butter before baking.
2. Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla for 5-8 minutes until light and fluffy.
3. Sift and fold flour into the creamed mixture in 3 additions.
4. Transfer dough to plastic wrap, form a log, and place in a piping bag with a flower tip.
5. Pipe dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. If dough is too stiff, add 1 tbsp of warm milk.
7. Refrigerate the piped cookies for 30 minutes.
8. Sprinkle with sugar if desired.
9. Bake at 300°F/ 150°C (148°C fan) for 15 minutes until golden.
10. Cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

For best results, use a kitchen scale to measure ingredients accurately.