Have you ever found yourself buying those tin cans of butter almond shortbread cookies that you find in the store every holiday season? Â I love those little cookies. Â There is something about them that I find enticing. Â I don’t know if it is the cute tin can they come in or just the fact that they are tasty little Danish cookies.
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Almond Flavored Shortbread Cookies Make Great Gifts
I decided to make my own little cookies that I could actually put in a tin can if I choose. Â These Almond Shortbread Cookies are my version of some yummy buttery cookies. Â They are a type of Danish Cookie, but they also remind me a little of the almond cookies that you might get in a Chinese Restaurant.
Any way you look at it, these are absolutely delicious and if you put some in a cute little container, they will make the perfect holiday gift for friends and neighbors! If you love shortbread cookie recipes but have never tried making a Danish Almond Shortbread Cookie, there’s never a better time to start than now. See the almond shortbread cookie recipe below to get started!
How To Make Danish Almond Shortbread Cookies
When going through the Danish Shortbread Cookie recipe card below, here are some of the cooking utensils and tools you’ll likely need!
Cookie Sheet and Parchment Paper
- 👉 BUY – 3-Piece Nonstick Kitchen Oven Baking Pans
- 👉 BUY – Reynolds Kitchens Stay Flat Parchment Paper
Whisk or Hand Mixer
- 👉 BUY – KitchenAid Classic Utility Whisk
- 👉 BUY – Portable 5 Speed Electric Hand Mixer
Spatula
- 👉 BUY – 2 Pack Spatulas
Pastry Brush
- 👉 BUY – OXO Good Grips Silicone Basting and Pastry Brush
Cookie Cutters
- 👉 BUY – Cookie Cutters
Medium-to-Large Mixing Bowl
- 👉 BUY – OXO Good Grips 5-Quart Plastic Mixing Bowl
Pastry Board or Mat
- 👉 BUY – Extra Large Cutting Board
- 👉 BUY – Large Silicone Pastry Mat
Measuring Cups (both cups and spoons)
- 👉 BUY – 22-Piece Stainless Steel Measuring Cups and Spoons Set
Try This Danish Almond Shortbread Cookie Recipe Today!
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ tsp. almond extract
- ½ tsp. salt
- 4 cups sifted flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- Sliced almonds
- sugar for sprinkling
- In a bowl, whip together the butter, sugar, beaten egg, almond extract and salt until light and fluffy, (about 5 minutes)
- Gradually add the flour, ½ cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
- On a floured board, roll the dough out to about ½ inch thick.
- Using a 2 inch diameter cup or cookie cutter, cut circles out of dough.
- Use a spatula to lift up and place on to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Using a pastry brush, lightly brush each cookie with the beaten egg.
- Sprinkle sugar on each cookie and top with sliced almonds.
- Bake for 10 minutes in a 375 degree oven.
- Let cool
Also, if you’re in the mood for other cookie recipes as well, try out these Orange Cream Cookies!
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These are delicious cookies. You forgot to put where beaten egg went in, but I’m a baker so knew when to add this in. Thanks for sharing.
AH thanks so much for catching that for us 🙂 And I’m happy you enjoyed them. They are one of our favorites.
So in reading the recipe it sounds like the beaten egg is to brush over the cookies before baking. Does this actually go into the dough and then another egg used for brushing on the cookies?
I’m wondering the same thing but I can’t recall ever seeing a shortbread recipe that calls for egg in the dough so I’m thinking it is only for brushing on after. I’m assuming the part about adding it to the sugar and butter mixture is a typo.
Except that a beaten egg is also mentioned for brushing on top of cookies before baking. So 2 eggs in the ingredients??
These are excellent. The family loves!!!! I followed the recipe exactly, except brushing to with egg white, pressing a pinch chopped raw almonds into center, decorating edges by pressing fork, and cooking for 11-12 min to get golden. Perfect coffe and tea cookies. Thanks for sharing this recipe.