Real Danish Butter Cookies
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 lb unsalted Lurpak butter at room temperature 1 hour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 3 to 4 Tbsp sanding or othe coarse-grain sugar
- preheat oven to 325 with racks in upper and lower thirds. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour and baking soda.
- Beat butter with an electic mixer until fluffy (if using a stand mixer, use the paddle attachtment),then add sugar and flour mixture mixing until combined. Divide dough in half.
- Roll each piece of dough between sheets of plastic wrap into a 15 x 10 inch rectangle(about 1/8 inch thick). Chill on a tray until firm, about 30 minutes. Cut into 2 x 1 1/2 inch retangles and arrange 1 inch apart on 2 large baking sheets (If dough becomes too soft, chill or freeze until firm enough to handle.)
- Brush tops of cookies lightly with beaten egg, then sprinkle with sanding sugar.Bake cookies, 2 sheets at a time switching positions of pans halfway through baking, until cookies are very pale golden, about 15 minutes. Cool on sheets 5 minutes, then carefully slide cookies (on parchment) to racks to cool completely. Make more cookies with remaining dough, baking on cooled, freshly lined baking sheets. reroll scraps once.
allpurpose, baking soda, unsalted lurpak butter, sugar, egg, sanding
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/real-danish-butter-cookies-50022423 (may not work)