Scandinavian Butter Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add syrup. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Divide dough into eight portions. Roll each portion into a 9-in. log. Place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cut into 1-in. slices. Remove to wire racks. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 or 375 convection. Lightly butter cookie trays with aluminum lining.
• 2. Cream butter well. Add sugar and cream well again.
• 3. Add egg and vanilla. Cream once more.
• 4. Wisk flour and baking powder together briefly (or sift).
• 5. Add flour mix to butter mix gradually.
• 6. Combine until you have a smooth dough.
• 7. Form into small balls.
• 8. Press balls down with either thumb or thimble to make a nice dent in the middle of each. Dip finger or thimble in flour when needed for a clean release.
• 9. Fill each dent with a jelly, colored sugar or candied fruit of your choice. Grape jelly, strawberry jelly and apricot are favorites.
• 10. Bake for 8 to 10 min until lightly browned then move to cooling rack.

Steps:

• Place the eggs into a saucepan with enough water to cover by 1 inch. Cover the saucepan, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 15 minutes. Pour out the hot water; cool the eggs under cold running water. Peel eggs, separate yolks from whites. Sieve or finely grate yolks. Reserve whites for another use.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the egg yolks and the almond extract. Slowly mix in the flour, just until incorporated. Use a spritz style cookie maker to press cookies onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until the edges begin to brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add maple syrup; mix well.
• Combine the flour and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Divide the dough into eight portions; Roll each portion into a 9-inch log.
• Place 3-inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 300°F for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cut into 1-inch slices (I use a pizza cutter and go through all on a sheet at once).
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine the flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture. , Using a cookie press fitted with disk of your choice, press dough into desired shapes 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-11 minutes or until edges are firm and lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Frost as desired.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; adjust oven racks to positions #2 and #4.
• 2. Cream butter with the sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3. Beat in the beaten egg and almond extract (note: vanilla, lemon, or any other flavor may be used instead of the almond); beat until very smooth.
• 4. Sift the flour together with the salt and baking powder; beat into the butter mixture.
• 5. Mold onto an ungreased cookie sheet, with a cookie press or a large pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.
• 6. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add sifted flour, and mix well. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on cookie sheets. Imprint your thumb in the center to make a 1/2-inch indentation. Fill with your favorite preserves.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown at the edges.