Recipes · Danish · Bakery
Danish Butter Cookies
One serving has 384 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (27%), vitamin A (27%) and thiamin (25%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (81.2 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 25 g Butter, unsalted
- 15 g Sugar
- 35 g Flour, all-purpose
- 5 g Egg yolks, raw
- 1 g Vanilla extract
- 0.2 g Salt
Method
- Beat the softened butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla extract.
- Sift in the flour and salt and mix until a smooth, pipeable dough forms.
- Spoon the dough into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and pipe small pretzel, wreath or finger shapes onto a lined tray.
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 12-14 minutes until the edges are just turning golden.
- Cool on the tray for a few minutes before moving to a rack. Makes 1 serving (about 4 cookies); multiply the ingredients by 6 for a full tin.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 384 kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 42 g | |
| Water | 11.4 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.95 g | 3% |
| Protein | 4.6 g | 10% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.14 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.18 g | |
| Leucine | 0.34 g | |
| Lysine | 0.16 g | |
| Methionine | 0.09 g | |
| Cystine | 0.09 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.23 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.15 g | |
| Valine | 0.21 g | |
| Histidine | 0.11 g | |
| Fat | 21.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.77 g | |
| Saturated | 13.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 108 mg | |
| Calcium | 18 mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.06 mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.8 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 8.6 mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.25 mg | 14% |
| Phosphorus | 63.4 mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 50.7 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 15 µg | 27% |
| Sodium | 83.6 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.39 mg | 5% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.1 mg | 15% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.33 mg | 7% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 72.1 µg | 18% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.14 µg | 6% |
| Choline | 45.7 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin A | 190 µg | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 10.9 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.79 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 1.9 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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