Spiced Danish Christmas Brown Butter Cookies

Danish “Brun Kager” Brown Cookies 🇩🇰

Description

Indulge in the delightful taste of traditional Danish Christmas cookies with our Brun Kager recipe. These cookies boast a wonderful spicy flavor that lingers on your taste buds, evoking the essence of Christmas. Perfectly balanced with a blend of aromatic spices, they are a quintessential treat during the holiday season. While slicing the cookies can be a bit tricky, especially if they haven’t been sealed properly, fear not! With our tips, you’ll achieve perfectly sliced cookies every time.

• Prep Time: 336 hours
• Cook Time: 8 minutes
• Total Time: 336 hours 8 minutes
• Servings: Approximately 5 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white corn syrup
• 1 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tsp ground clove
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Melt and Combine: In a saucepan, melt the butter, brown sugar, and white corn syrup together over low heat, stirring until smooth and well combined. This forms the base of our delicious dough.

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2. Prepare the Dry Ingredients: While the butter mixture is melting, sift together the ground cardamom, clove, cinnamon, salt, allspice, ginger, and all-purpose flour in a large mixing bowl. This ensures that the spices are evenly distributed throughout the dough.

3. Mix and Chill: Once the butter mixture is melted and smooth, pour it into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Use a spatula or wooden spoon to mix until a uniform dough forms. Divide the dough into 2 or 3 equal portions and shape each portion into a log about 2 inches in height. Wrap each log tightly in plastic wrap, ensuring that it is completely sealed to prevent any air from getting in. Chill the wrapped dough in the refrigerator for at least one week, although two weeks will yield even better results. This chilling process allows the flavors to meld and the dough to firm up, making it easier to slice.

4. Slice and Bake: Once the dough has chilled sufficiently, preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Remove the wrapped dough from the refrigerator and unwrap it. Using a sharp knife, slice the dough into thin rounds, just over a quarter-inch thick. Place the sliced cookies on a buttered cookie sheet, leaving a bit of space between each one to allow for spreading during baking.

5. Bake to Perfection: Slide the cookie sheet into the preheated oven and bake the cookies for 5 to 7 minutes, or until they are lightly golden brown around the edges. Be sure to keep a close eye on them, as they can go from perfectly baked to overly crisp very quickly.

6. Enjoy the Festive Flavors: Once baked, remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve these delightful Brun Kager cookies alongside a steaming cup of mulled cider or your favorite hot beverage, and savor the taste of Christmas with every bite!

Nutritional Information (per serving)

• Calories: 1182.4
• Fat: 45.4g
  • Saturated Fat: 24.1g
• Cholesterol: 97.6mg
• Sodium: 661.7mg
• Carbohydrates: 185.6g
  • Fiber: 5.2g
  • Sugar: 62g
• Protein: 15.1g

Keywords

Cookie & Brownie, Fruit, Nuts, Danish, Scandinavian, European, Christmas, Weeknight

From our kitchen to yours, enjoy the warmth and nostalgia of Danish “Brun Kager” Brown Cookies this holiday season! 🍪✨