Best Danish Wedding Cookies Recipes

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I LOVE DANISH WEDDING COOKIES



I Love Danish Wedding Cookies image

My Mom used to buy those wedding cookies in that pink bag, I think from Keebler, and I loved them. I came across this recipe online and tried it. It is just as good, in fact I think it's better. And they are really simple to make.

Provided by KittyKitty

Categories     Dessert

Time 27m

Yield 2 dozen, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted, divided
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Combine flour and cinnamon in a large bowl.
  • Add butter, pecans, 1/4 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla, stir well until blended. Batter will be stiff.
  • Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake at 400 degrees fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes.
  • Remove cookies to wire racks to cool slightly.
  • Roll cookies in powdered sugar, and cool completely on wire rack.

DANISH WEDDING COOKIES



Danish Wedding Cookies image

From Recipe Goldmine Recipes. Similar cookies were once given to couples celebrating their nuptials as good luck symbols. The marriage of the nuts and sugars represented "bumps in the road" and the "sweetness that surrounds a happy marriage".

Provided by Rita P

Categories     Dessert

Time 24m

Yield 48-60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
powdered sugar, for coating

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl until blended.
  • Add cream cheese, increase speed to high, and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  • Beat in vanilla and almond extracts.
  • Gently fold in flour and nuts and stir until blended.
  • Lightly flour hands and roll dough into 1 inch balls.
  • Gently press balls flat with bottom of a small glass.
  • Bake on ungreased cookie sheet until lightly browned and puffy, about 14 to 18 minutes.
  • Allow cookies to cool in pan for about 2 minutes; tranfer to wire rack to cool briefly.
  • While cookies are still warm, gently toss them in a plastic bag filled with powdered sugar.
  • Remove and return to wire rack to cool completely.

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