Danish Cookies – Perfect Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• Unsalted butter 230 grams, at room temperature
• Granulated sugar 130 grams
• Egg yolks 2 at room temperature – use large eggs
• Vanilla essence 1 tsp
• Milk 30 grams at room temperature
• Salt 1/4 tsp
• Plain flour 280 grams
• Corn flour 20 grams

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 150°C using upper and lower rods.
2. In a mixing bowl, add butter and sugar and whisk with an electric mixer on highest speed for 4-5 minutes until the mixture is light in color and very light and fluffy in texture.
3. Add egg yolks one by one, whisking until well combined.
4. Now add milk, vanilla and salt and whisk again for 4-5 minutes or until the mixture is homogenized.
5. In another bowl, mix together plain flour and corn flour.
6. Add this to a sifter and sift it into the butter mixture.
7. Now stop using the electric mixer. Use a spatula to combine the mixture until a dough is formed.
8. Shape into 1.5 inch diameter cookies to get a perfect Danish cookie size (or you can make cookies big or small according to your preference).
9. Bake at 150°C for 10-15 minutes. When the cookies are light golden on the top, remove them from the oven.
10. Allow the cookies to come to room temperature.
11. Enjoy!

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Danish Cookies – Perfect Butter Cookies

Author: Naush

Ingredients

• Unsalted butter 230 grams at room temperature
• Granulated sugar 130 grams
• Egg yolks 2 at room temperature – use large eggs
• Vanilla essence 1 tsp
• Milk 30 grams at room temperature
• Salt 1/4 tsp
• Plain flour 280 grams
• Corn flour 20 grams

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 150°C using upper and lower rods.
• In a mixing bowl, add butter and sugar and whisk with an electric mixer on highest speed for 4-5 minutes until the mixture is light in color and very light and fluffy in texture.
• Add egg yolks one by one, whisking until well combined.
• Now add milk, vanilla and salt and whisk again for 4-5 minutes or until the mixture is homogenized.
• In another bowl, mix together plain flour and corn flour.
• Add this to a sifter and sift it into the butter mixture.
• Now stop using the electric mixer. Use a spatula to combine the mixture until a dough is formed.
• Shape into 1.5 inch diameter cookies to get a perfect Danish cookie size (or you can make cookies big or small according to your preference).
• Bake at 150°C for 10-15 minutes. When the cookies are light golden on the top, remove them from the oven.
• Allow the cookies to come to room temperature.
• Enjoy!