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The best Danish butter cookies! These Danish cookies are buttery, rich in milky and creamy flavors. This easy Danish butter cookie recipe is fail-proof.
Danish Cookies
Everyone loves those buttery, crispy and addictive Danish butter cookies in tin. They are my favorite butter cookies ever!
This Danish butter cookies recipe is absolutely the best and you have to try baking them!
Danish Butter Cookies Recipe
This recipe calls for only six (6) basic ingredients that you already have at home:
- Unsalted butter. Use a high quality butter such as Challenge brand (USA)
- Fine sugar
- Powdered sugar
- Cake flour
- Salt
- Heavy whipping cream
The method is very straight forward and novice baker friendly. The recipe is also fail-proof.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
Secret Ingredient For The Best Danish Butter Cookies
The secret ingredient is heavy whipping cream. The whipping cream lends intense milky aroma and creamy flavor to the cookies.
For the flour, cake flour makes the cookies crispier with perfect texture.
The cookies taste just like Royal Dansk Danish Butter Cookies in blue tin that we all love so much!
Every bite transports you to cookies heaven!
How To Make Danish Cookies
The method is so simple and involves three (3) easy steps.
First, cream the butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy.
Next, add in the heavy whipping cream in 3 portion.
Add the cake flour to the butter mixture to form the cookie dough.
Pipe the dough using a star nozzle. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can use salted butter. Just skip the salt if you use salted butter.
Yes, you can use all-purpose flour.
For rich, creamy and milky flavors, I strongly recommend using heavy whipping cream. You may use regular whipping cream.
If you are using milk, I suggest you use full milk.
Each cookie is 45 calories.
What To Serve With Danish Butter Cookies
These cookies are great for holidays such as Christmas, Chinese New Year, etc. For an array of festive baking, I recommend the following recipes.
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Danish Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 125 g (4oz) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 35 g (1¼ oz) powdered sugar
- 35 g (1¼ oz) fine sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 100 ml heavy whipping cream
- 180 g (6¼ oz) cake flour, sifted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F). In a bowl, mix together the butter, powdered sugar, fine sugar, and salt. Then whisk until well combined and fluffy.
- Gradually add the whipping cream in 3 portions, beating on low speed after each addition.
- Add the cake flour to the butter mixture and mix well. Then, pour the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a star piping tip.
- Pipe the batter onto a lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges turn slightly brown. Do not overbake. Let cool and store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi. Whipping cream is normally kept cold. Do we use it at room temperature or can use it while it’s cold?
Cold! Thanks.
What is considered “fine” sugar?
Hi Penny. Fine sugar is also known as castor sugar or baker’s sugar. It is finer than granulated sugar and is suitable for baking recipes.
Hi, can you please send me the recipe into cups measuring and measuring spoons . thank
What kind of star tip did you use?
Thanks, can’t wait to make these.
Robin