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Danish Butter Cookies ~ CNY 2014 ~ 丹麦牛油曲奇


I've always wanted to make these Danish Butter cookies and was delighted when I saw the post in Anncoo Journal.  These cookies are buttery, not too sweet, delicious, certainly a crowd pleaser.  I bet that you are not going to stop just at one.  These home made cookies will be good as a gift to your relatives and friends for this coming festive season.







Recipe for Butter Cookies 

丹麦牛油曲奇

(adapted from Anncoo's Danish Butter Cookies with modification to the method)

    Ingredients

    • 1 egg lightly  beaten
    • 200 gm SCS butter
    • 320 gm plain flour
    • 120 gm icing sugar (original 130 gm)
    • 2 tsp vanilla (original 2 Tbsp)
    Method
    1. Cream the butter with the icing sugar till light and fluffy.  Add in the egg, mix well.
    2. Fold in the sifted flour, mix well.
    3. Pipe out using tip 195.
    4. Bake in a preheated oven @ 200 deg.C for  9 mins.
    5. Let cool.
    6. Store cookies in a cookie jar.
    7. Yield :  95 cookies



I'm submitting this post to the Bake Along event hosted by
 Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids, Joyce of Kitchen Flavours and Lena of Frozen Wings
and the theme is 'Chinese New Year Cookies'

Comments

  1. These cookies just melt in the mouth.. :)

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  2. Gosh...it's that time again?
    Those cookies look so buttery and melt-in-mouth!

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  3. I also have been wanting to make this but ... but till today I still havent got the chance to try. Not bad leh.

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    1. Chris, time to get baking.... it's not that difficult!

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  4. Hi Cheah, Your butter cookies look very pretty with that golden colour. Please pass me some for my tea break :)
    Thank you for the shout out.

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    1. My pleasure, Ann. Please feel free to help yourself!

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  5. Delightful cookies! I have always wanted to try making Danish Butter Cookies, hopefully I'll have some time!
    Thanks for sharing with Bake-Along!

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    1. Ha, ha, it's that time of the year when everyone is busy, baking and more baking!

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  6. Hi Cheah , I was looking high and low for melt in your mouth Danish cookie ... thanks for sharing :)

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  7. Hi Cheah, looks buttery, crispy good. Bookmarked for other times. Not in the mood for baking this CNY.

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  8. Hi Cheah!

    Aren't those just the loveliest cookies? They look so delicate. I wish I had just one to go with my tea this evening. You did a wonderful job:) Thank you so much for sharing...

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  9. Hi Cheah,

    Your Danish butter cookies are very nicely piped with beautiful shapes. I reckon baking these kinds in good shapes can be challenging and you did yours very well!

    Btw, iIf you piped these cookies in a "S" shapes, your cookies remind me of the dragon cookies that Sonia baked...

    Zoe

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    1. Yes,those dragon cookies. I've still got to master my piping skills!

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  10. i feel like making all the cookies that i see on the bake along link! thx for linking with bake along!

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  11. Hi Cheah, I saw these cookies at Ann's too but was having second thoughts about the method of mixing, I think I shall try it your way:D I am more comfortable with the conventional way:P Looks so delicious!

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  12. I love butter cookies. These look great!

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