Norwegian Butter Cookies
Classic Scandinavian butter cookies made with a rich blend of butter, vanilla, and almond extract, pressed into delicate shapes using a cookie press. These tender, golden cookies are perfect for holidays or special occasions.
Ingredients
- •3½ cups all-purpose flour
- •½ teaspoon baking powder
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •1½ cups unsalted butter
- •1 cup sugar
- •1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- •½ teaspoon almond extract
- •1 large egg
- •1 piece cookie press
- •1 piece bow plate
- •1 piece circle plate
- •1 piece ribbon plate
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
10 min
- 2.
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
5 min
- 3.
Beat together butter, sugar, and extracts in a large bowl with an electric mixer at moderately high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg and beat well. Add flour mixture and mix at low speed until just combined.
8 min
- 4.
Quarter dough and put 1 piece into cookie press. Holding press slightly above ungreased baking sheets, squeeze out dough to form cookies (follow manufacturer's instructions), spacing them about 3 inches apart. Form more cookies with remaining dough in same manner.
15 min
- 5.
Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until edges are golden, 10 to 15 minutes, then transfer with a metal spatula to racks to cool.
15 min
