Description
These classic Danish Butter Cookies are light, crisp, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Made with just four basic ingredients, this easy-to-make recipe produces beautifully piped, buttery cookies that are perfect for any occasion. The dough is creamed to a fluffy texture, gently mixed with flour, chilled to hold shape, and baked until golden edged.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- ½ cup butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup cake flour or all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Prepare the Butter: Remove the butter from the refrigerator at least one hour before starting so it becomes soft to the touch but not melted.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: Using a handheld or stand mixer, cream the butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together for 5 to 8 minutes until the mixture is light in color and fluffy in texture.
- Incorporate the Flour: Sift the flour and add it gradually (in 1/3 cup portions) to the creamed butter mixture, folding gently with a spatula after each addition until fully combined.
- Shape the Dough: Transfer the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap, roll it into a log, then cut a hole at one end of the wrap and insert it into a piping bag fitted with a flower-shaped nozzle.
- Pipe the Cookies: Pipe the dough onto a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper, shaping the cookies with a 1M open star tip. If the dough is too stiff to pipe, add one tablespoon of warm milk to soften it.
- Chill the Cookies: Place the baking sheet into the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm up the cookies. This step helps them maintain their intricate piped shape during baking.
- Optional Sugar Topping: Before baking, sprinkle granulated sugar over the cookies if a sweeter, crunchier topping is desired.
- Bake: Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C) or 148°C with a fan. Bake the cookies for 15 minutes or until the edges turn a golden color.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before serving or storing in an airtight container.
Notes
- These Danish Butter Cookies are renowned for their light, delicate, and crisp texture that melts in the mouth.
- Only four basic ingredients are needed: butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and flour.
- Chilling the piped cookies before baking prevents spreading and keeps their beautiful shape intact.
- Adding a tablespoon of warm milk to stiff dough helps make piping easier.
- Sprinkling granulated sugar on top before baking adds a subtle crunch and sweetness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 47 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 9 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 1 mg
