Start here to find
Christmas Cookie Recipes
Recipes and baking tips; all you need for the most memorable Christmas cookies ever. Over 570 recipes and counting! Browse our collection of scrumptious modern and traditional Christmas cookie recipes.
Type in Recipe name or ingredient to search.
Danish Christmas Cookies
-
4.1 stars stars based on 10 reviews - 79% would make this again
Review this recipe 
Read reviews
- Tweet
Send to a friend
Print recipe
Makes about 20
1 cup plain flour
just under 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup superfine sugar
1 large egg, separated
1-3/4 teaspoons cinnamon or ground cardamom
pinch of salt
blanched almonds to decorate
Pre-heat oven to 300 F (150 C). Put aside the egg white, 1 ounce of the sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon or cardamom for glazing. Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the yolk of the egg, the sugar, salt and spice. Mix the dough with a wooden spoon and then knead until smooth. Roll the dough out on a floured surface until 1/4 inch thick. Cut out cookie shapes with your favorite cookie cutter. Mix the egg white with 1 level tablespoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of spice and brush over the cookies. Put one blanched almond in the centre of each cookie. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until light brown.
Note: Submitted by James from The Green Chronicle.
Reviews of Danish Christmas Cookies:
1-5 of 10 reviews Next >>
A cookie baker Jan 15, 2012
Would not make this again.
I bake a lot and bake different recipes often and I have to admit that this recipe was the worst cookie recipe I've ever tried. It was horrible. 1 star
Sandy in Ohio Dec 19, 2011
Would make this again.
In my husbands Danish family we call these Jew Cakes (because we cannot pronounce the actual name). I only bake them for about 7 minutes, or the edges begin to burn. And they need to be rolled out so thin that you see light through them. I always use a pastry cloth and rolling pin cover in order to get them so thin. 5 stars
A cookie baker in LA Dec 17, 2011
Would make this again.
My son loved the cookies! thanks for the recipe. 5 stars
Tessa in united states Dec 10, 2010
Would make this again.
I love it! I made them for a cookie exchange. They were a hit! 5 stars
A cookie baker Dec 11, 2009
Would not make this again.
The recipe made about 5 cookies unless you are a small child. Good though. 2 stars
Submit a recipe!
Share your original or adapted recipe