Danish Vanilla Rings
Danish Vanilla Rings are a traditional Danish Christmas cookie similar to spritz cookies.
Servings: 70 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour, or more all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste, or seeds scraped out of 2 vanilla beans
- sugar sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- In the bowl of a mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar on medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
- Add in the egg and vanilla bean seeds or paste and mix until combined, about 1 minute.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the flours, almond meal, baking soda and salt.
- Pour half the dry ingredients in with the butter mixture and beat until almost combined, then add in the remaining dry ingredients and beat again just until combined.
- Place a log of dough into a cookie press with any of the discs that create a whole in the center similar to a wreath.
- Press the dough on to the ungreased baking sheet about 1/4-1/2 inch apart. Top the cookies with sugar sprinkles if desired.
- Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 6-8 minutes. Remove the baked cookies from the baking sheet onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container, these cookies also freeze well.
Nutrition
Calories: 66kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 8mg | Sugar: 3g