Danish Butter Cookies Recipe | PBS Food

Danish Butter Cookies

Make Martha Stewart's Danish Butter Cookies from the Scandinavian Cookies episode of Martha Bakes.

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Yield: Makes about 20

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    Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) best-quality salted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

    Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and confectioners’ sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla and egg, and beat to combine. Gradually add flour, and beat until well incorporated. Transfer dough to a pastry bag fitted with a 7/16-inch star tip (such as Ateco #825).
  3. Pipe 2 1/2-inch rings onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spaced 2 inches apart. Bake, rotating halfway through, until lightly golden around edges but still light on top, about 20 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks; let cool completely.
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