It’s the 25th of November.
You know what that means, right?
ONE MONTH TILL CHRISTMAS!!!!! *GLITTER CANNON*
It also means that we have officially entered the season of good will and cheer. If you’re in the US, then thanksgiving is this week! And people everywhere are celebrating their Holidays. Which means that it is the perfect time of year to have a little something on hand to put on a plate with a cup of coffee, or to pack up in a box to give to your lovely host.
In other words, it’s that time of year when you can never have too many cookies.
These Danish Butter cookies are a traditional Scandinavian treat at Yuletide. I love Scandinavia, but that’s another post for another time. Because what you really need to know is that these cookies are a vehicle for butter consumption like nothing else. They are mainly butter, and they are the embodiment of the term ‘melt in the mouth’.
I love to make these because with a little piping bag action, you can create something that people go bonkers for. They are like little christmas wreaths! So this is a little seasonal cheer from me to you. Pack up a box and bring them to Thanksgiving, or your Holiday celebration. Talk about winning friends and influencing people!
xx Sarah.
Danish Butter Cookies
An original recipe by Sarah Coates
Makes 24 cookies
INGREDIENTS:
200g butter, at room temperature
150g icing sugar
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
300g flour
1 egg yolk
2-3 tbsp milk
Preheat the oven to 180C. Cream together the butter, icing sugar and vanilla, until pale. Add the flour, and mix together slowly, until just coming together in a crumbly heap. Add in the egg yolk and 1 tbsp of milk and continue to mix until the mixture comes together. It should be the texture of a stiff paste, as opposed to a dough, so that it is soft enough to pipe, so you may need to add more milk and continue mixing.
Place the cookie mix into a piping bag fitted with a medium sized star nozzle. Pipe 3 cm sized cookies onto a greased and lined baking sheet, and bake for 15 minutes, or until the cookies are light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack, and store in a sealed tin for up to a week. These also freeze really well!
These look fab, and not too difficult either. I shall make them.
Yes.
My mom used to buy big boxes of these and we would happily eat them. All. Yum. This year I’ll be all like, mom, no need, I’ll make my own!
Ohhh now we used to buy these cookies and eat them in like one day. Look at you making them from scratch.. I need to try this. :)
I need a glitter cannon, like yesterday. ANd copious amount of butter cookies. Looks like I came to the right place!!
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! CHRISTMAS IS COMING!
Loooove these cookies-they’re such a classic but yours look especially buttery and delicious!
love how you presented these cookies – it’s just like eye candy!
Oh, I remember getting these in different shapes and in a tin! Fun!
Go bonkers for these? Um yes. That’s definitely a yes. Forget about my family, I’m making these and not sharing.
I like to call these ‘those cookies in a tin that Grandma always had’. Thanks for bringing back the memories!
I can’t decide what part of this post I like better… the cookies, or the reference to a glitter cannon.
These look so simple, but if they’re anything like the butter cookies I’ve had I’m sure they’re also incredible! Great job :)
These looks so good! I bet they taste great :) Happy One month to Christmas.
WANT. These look awesome, and I fully agree that this is the season for eating biscuits all all kinds with no guilt. At all. One month till christmas! Exciting!
I bet these are amazing! I love the piped swirl on these guys, too.
OHMYGOSH OHMYGOSH – Did you really make these? These are MY FAVORITE cookies ever and I’ve never seen a recipe that looks so similar to the Danish ones we grew up with. Can’t wait to make these for the holidays!
This is looking so yummy and crispy. These look amazing. No words to praise it actually ;) :) ;) ;)
You can also add 100 grams of almond meal or very finely chopped almonds – that gives a great taste and is also included in a lot of authenthic recipes.
Merry christmas from a dane :-)
Thanks Nanna!
Mmmm are these soft and chewy, or crumbly? Either way, they look delicious!! And yay for holiday season :D
They’re very crisp, like shortbread.
YES! to these! I love a Danish Butter Cookie, they always remind me of the holidays at my grandparents…where a tin of them was always present. Way to pipe it out1
Ahhhh !!!! I love everything butter! And these cookies are just DELICIOUS! It looks brilliant and makes for an excellent Christmas gift! :)
Can you please convert this recipe in cups ?
Hi bakermom77! Absolutely –
1/2 cup + 6 tbsp butter, at room temperature
1 cup + 2 tbsp icing sugar
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
2 cups flour
1 egg yolk
2-3 tbsp milk
And away you go! Hope that helps!
xx Sarah