Danish Butter Cookies

He went berserk the first Thanksgiving I served this corn pudding to my father-in-law, who was a notoriously finicky eater. As time went on, it established itself as a custom and is still referred to be one of his favorites.

Prep Time: 40 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Additional Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 84
Yield: 7 dozen cookies

Ingredients

  1. 4 cups all-purpose flour
  2. ¾ cup white sugar
  3. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  4. 1 pound unsalted Danish butter (such as Lurpak® or Plugrá®), room temperature
  5. 1 large egg, beaten
  6. 1 cup turbinado sugar
  7. 1 (8 ounce) package semisweet chocolate bar (such as Ghirardelli®), chopped
  8. 2 tablespoons flaky sea salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C), with racks in the upper and lower third. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk flour, sugar, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Set aside.
  3. Beat butter using the paddle attachment of an electric mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 1 1/2 minutes. Gradually add flour mixture and beat on medium-low speed until just combined, about 2 minutes. Divide dough into quarters.
  4. Working with one quarter at a time, roll dough between 2 large sheets of parchment until 1/8-inch thick. Chill between the parchment on a baking sheet until firm, about 15 minutes.
  5. Cut out enough cookies to fill the 2 baking sheets with 2-by-1 1/2-inch rectangles or your desired shapes. Arrange 1 inch apart on the sheets. Brush tops of cookies with some of the egg and sprinkle evenly with a portion of turbinado sugar. Keep unused dough in the fridge.
  6. Bake cookies, 2 sheets at a time, until pale golden, 14 to 15 minutes, rotating pans after 7 minutes. Let cookies cool on sheets for about 5 minutes, then carefully move them to a wire rack to cool completely before dipping. Cut, brush, and bake the remaining cookie dough in the meantime.
  7. Place chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 30-second intervals until melted and smooth, about 1 1/2 minutes. Either dip cookies halfway in chocolate mixture and let excess drip off, or use a fork and drizzle chocolate Jackson Pollack-style over cookies over a parchment-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle salt over chocolate. Let rest until chocolate sets, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 90 kcal
Carbohydrate 10 g
Cholesterol 14 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 1 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Sodium 143 mg
Sugars 5 g
Fat 5 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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