Danish Butter Cookies

5 from 1 vote

Danish Butter Cookies are crisp and buttery cookies made with butter, flour, sugar, eggs & vanilla. Perfect holiday cookies for gift giving & sharing with friends and neighbors.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine: Danish

Keyword: Danish Butter Cookies

Servings: cookies

Calories: 64kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

1 cup flour (225 gr)
1 cup butter (225 gr) room temperature
½ cup white granulated sugar (115 gr)
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp salt
Vanilla sugar and star sprinkles for garnish on top.

Instructions

Take the butter and the egg out of the fridge 30 minutes before making the cookies; we want them to be at room temperature. Then get the oven preheating to 350°F.
In a bowl combine the butter and sugar, mix with the electric mixer, until a soft cream is achieved. It will become lighter in color and fluffier.
Add the egg, salt, and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
Gradually add the flour, sifting it through a fine-mesh sieve to prevent lumps. Mix each addition with a spatula, scraping down the sides of the bowl to fully incorporate the flour into the wet ingredients. Continue mixing until all the flour is combined; the dough should be soft and slightly sticky.
Scoop the dough into a piping bag endowed with the star tip.
Prepare the baking tray with parchment paper. To prevent it from moving around while you are pipping the cookies, take a tiny amount of the cookie batter and put it in the corners of the baking tray, and then lay the oven paper on top. This will stick the oven paper to the baking tray.
Pipe the cookies into circles, rosettes, and/or rectangles. Pipe all of them more or less the same size, so they cook evenly. Mine are around 2 inches. Sprinkle your cookies with vanilla sugar or sprinkles.
Bake for 12 minutes until the edges are light golden brown. Let cool completely before serving. Enjoy!

Notes

Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Cookies can be frozen in a similar manner for up to 2 months.

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