Danish Butter Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• ½ cup butter

  (salted, softened, at room temperature)
• ½ cup confectioners sugar
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup cake flour

  (or all-purpose flour)

Instructions

• 1 Using an electric mixer or stand mixer, cream together ½ cup butter, ½ cup
  confectioners sugar, and 2 teaspoon vanilla extract at medium-high speed for 5-8
  minutes, or until fluffy and light in color.
• 2 Scrape down the bottoms and edges of the bowl using a silicone spatula. Place a
  sieve over the bowl and sift 1 cup cake flour into the butter in ⅓ cup
  increments, gently folding it into the dough after each addition.
• 3 Working in batches, add some of the dough to a piping bag fitted with a large
  open star tip (Wilton 1M or Ateco 826 piping tips are recommended) and line a
  baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 4 Pipe the dough into 1-inch circles (or your desired shape) on the prepared
  baking sheet.
• 5 Transfer the baking sheet to the fridge to chill for 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile,
  preheat your oven to 300°F (150°C/Gas Mark 2).
• 6 After the dough has chilled, bake the cookies for about 15 minutes, or until the
  cookies begin to turn golden in color.
• 7 Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for a few
  minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

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