Danish Butter Cookies

• 1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsweetened shredded dried coconut
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons rum

1. In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Stir or beat in flour and coconut until well blended.
2. On cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets (see notes), shape 1/2-cup portions of dough into 3/4-inch-thick logs, each about 13 inches long; place about 3 inches apart. Press your fingers across each log to make ridges, flattening logs to about 1/8 inch in thinnest parts.
3. Bake logs in a 400u0b0 oven until edges are lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking. Slide a thin spatula under logs to loosen.
4. In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and rum until smooth. Brush warm logs with powdered sugar mixture, then immediately cut diagonally into 1-inch-wide strips. Cool cookies completely on pans.
5. Note: Nutritional analysis is per cookie.
6. These tender, buttery cookies are lightly glazed with rum icing. Store glazed cookies airtight for up to 3 days. For best results, line baking sheets with cooking parchment or nonstick silicone pan liners.

butter, sugar, flour, coconut, powdered sugar, rum

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/danish-butter-cookies (may not work)