Recipe For Danish Cookies

These melt-in-your-mouth Danish butter cookies are synonymous with nostalgia and the holiday season. These simple and delicious butter cookies are perfect for gifting this year!

Classic, delicious, and straight-to-the-point cookies are a must! These holiday butter cookies are a staple cookie that I make every year. Growing up, my grandma would

Have a circle tin of Danish butter cookies in her pantry that I would have to fight my cousins for. Even though all the cookies taste the same, I loved the pretzel-shaped ones the most. In my mind, they just tasted better than the rest. Now, every year I associate the holiday season with these cookies. This Danish butter cookies recipe is even better than the classic grocery store cookies, they are crumbly, melt in your mouth, not overly sweet, and absolutely addicting.

Vanilla Bean Danish Butter Cookie Recipe

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This Danish butter cookie recipe is probably the easiest cookie recipe that you will ever come across and it is so buttery and delicious!

You can store these Danish butter cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Alternatively, you can store these cookies in the freezer in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

Ingredient Butter Cookies (no Eggs)

You can chill the shaped cookies on the baking sheet in the refrigerator for up to 2 days before baking. Cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil if chilling for longer than 30 minutes.

You can also freeze the un-baked-shaped dough for up to 2-3 months. Bake the frozen-shaped dough for an extra couple of minutes. You do not need to thaw the dough.

I recommend using European salted butter at room temperature for butter cookies. European butter has a higher fat content which means more butter flavor. Since these cookies only have a few ingredients the quality of your ingredients matter for the final taste of the cookies. You can always opt for using unsalted butter and adding ¼ teaspoon of salt.

Eggless Danish Butter Cookies

Chilling the cookie dough before baking amplifies the flavors, hardens the butter which will prevent overspreading, and allow the cookies to hold their shape in the oven.

Serving: 1 g | Calories: 374 kcal | Carbohydrates: 65 g | Protein: 11 g | Fat: 7 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 85 mg | Sodium: 178 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 7 g

Chilling the cookie dough before baking amplifies the flavors, hardens the butter which will prevent overspreading, and allow the cookies to hold their shape in the oven.

Serving: 1 g | Calories: 374 kcal | Carbohydrates: 65 g | Protein: 11 g | Fat: 7 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 85 mg | Sodium: 178 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 7 g