HOW TO MAKE DANISH COOKIES

MATERIALS
Q 400g unsalted
butter, softened
Q 260g icing sugar
Q 620g plain flour
Q 2 large free range
eggs
Q 4 tsp vanilla bean
paste
Q 2 tbsp milk (if
needed)
Q 4 tbsp granulated
sugar for decoration
Q Piping bag
Q Star-tipped nozzle
Heres a quick and tasty festive
treat. Inspired by traditional
Danish vaniljekranse cookies,
they make a great last-minute gift
when popped inside a jar and
wrapped with a ribbon. Or make
for you and yours and enjoy with a
glass of mulled wine while you wait
for Santa to arrive.
01 Preheat the oven to 180oC/

350oF/ gas mark 4. Line a baking

sheet with baking paper. Mix the
butter and icing sugar together
using a stand or hand mixer until
soft and creamy.
02 Add the other ingredients,

minus the milk, and mix well. If the

mixture is too dry, add the milk
until the batter is softer but still
firm. Draw tree shapes onto your
baking paper.
03 Create the cookie shapes by

filling a large piping bag fitted with

a small star tip nozzle. Pipe the
trees by moving the piping bag
from left to right to fill the predrawn
tree outlines.
04 Bake for 1015 minutes, keeping

an eye on them as they can brown

quickly. Let them cool for 10
minutes on a rack before sprinkling
with icing sugar.
05 Fill a large jar with the cookies

and adorn with a ribbon or pom

pom trim. Makes 25 medium
cookies and one (or more) very
happy recipients.