danish butter cookies

These easy Christmas butter cookies are perfect for the holiday season! Ready in only 20 minutes and made with 6 ingredients! Dipped in chocolate and decorated with Christmas sprinkles!

Easy Christmas Butter Cookies - Ready in 20 Minutes!

cake flour ((200 grams))

white sugar ((100 grams))

salt ((2 grams))

butter

egg ((60 grams))

vanilla extract ((1 grams))

oz bar of bittersweet chocolate

heavy cream

Christmas sprinkles

red and green cookie icing

Cream butter and sugar

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, add the softened butter, sugar, and salt. Cream everything together until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is light yellow and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. You can use a hand mixer on high speed or use a whisk by hand.

Add the egg and vanilla

Next, add the egg and vanilla into the bowl and beat it together until it&#039;s fully incorporated. About 1 minute. 

Add the cake flour

Sift in the cake flour in three parts and mix together on medium speed until the flour is fully incorporated. The dough will be thick and sticky. Be careful not to over mix the dough as you want to minimize gluten development.

Pipe the cookies

Transfer the dough into a piping bag fitted with a large closed star tip. I use Ateco piping tips. I recommend Ateco 846 or Ateco 844. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Pipe rosettes, straight lines, or any other shape you want. 

Bake the cookies

Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes or until the edges turn golden brown. Let them completely cool before dipping in chocolate.

Make the ganache

When the cookies are completely cool, make the ganache. Break the chocolate bar into small pieces and add them to a medium microwave safe bowl with the heavy cream. Microwave for 20 seconds at a time, stirring after each time. When the chocolate pieces start to melt, keep stirring until you have a silky, smooth chocolate ganache. Makes ¾ cup of chocolate ganache.

Decorate

Dip each cookie into the ganache and lay it flat on parchment paper. Add sprinkles before the chocolate sets. Makes about 40 cookies.

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Butter Cookies - Easy 6 Ingredient Recipe!

Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes or until the edges turn golden brown.

Wait for them to cool completely on a wire rack and then dip them in ganache or add other decorations. Makes about 40 butter cookies.

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Keto Danish Butter Cookies

almond flour

Powdered Swerve Sweetener (or other powdered erythritol)

tsp salt

butter (softened)

tsp vanilla extract

chocolate

cocoa butter

sugar-free sprinkles,

Preheat the oven to 325F and line two baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.

In a food processor, combine the almond flour, sweetener, and salt. Pulse to combine.

Cut the softened butter into chunks and add to the processor. Pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the egg and vanilla and process until the dough clumps together in one big ball.

Fit a piping bag with a large open star tip such as the Ateco #824, and fill with dough. Holding the bag straight up and down, pipe the dough into tight circles, about 2 inches in diameter. Tip: It takes a bit to get the hang of this but if you mess up, just take that cookie dough and add it back into the bag to be re-piped.

Bake the cookies for about 18 to 20 minutes, until they are just golden brown around the edges. Remove and turn off the oven. Let the oven cool for about 15 minutes, then put the cookies back in to dry out and firm up, another 15 to 20 minutes or so. Remove and let cool completely.

In a heatproof bowl set over a bowl of barely simmering water, melt the chocolate and cocoa butter. Dip half of each cookie into the chocolate and set on a waxed paper lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with sugar-free sprinkles, if desired.

Delicious and so simple to make. They look and taste great. Definitely recommend this recipe

Just made a batch of these and they are delicious!   Will be making more for the family Christmas gathering (I'm on dessert detail).  Keeper!

Thanks Carolyn for this one and all the many other wonderous recipes you share.

Another perfect recipe! I will be able to make my family our traditional cookies once again - it's been 7 years!!

This cookies are delicious 
I had a little trouble piping though, it required strength 😀
And I can’t find cocoa butter, I was wondering if I can substitute it for coconut oil and in what proportion 
Thanks. I love your recipes

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