No fancy ingredients are required- This Danish butter cookie recipe is made with only six ingredients, many of which are likely already in your pantry. Don’t worry if you don’t form perfect circles – ours turned out a little wonky and weren’t all the same size but that’s part of the fun of baking with kids. If you’re feeling adventurous you can even pipe other shapes like figures of eight or swirls. There is, then, a simple explanation for this global, meme-able tin. In the grand scheme of life it isn't remotely important, but everyone I speak to around the world is excited to find out we have this one thing in common. "I'm always happy to learn one new thing about how similar we actually are," says Bondarenko. "While many people seem to care only about differences, why not refocus on some ordinary and fun similarities, like this one." Get your kids to cream the butter and icing sugar together with the k paddle of your mixer, a hand held mixer or just some wooden spoons. Cream them for a few minutes until they are light and fluffy.

You might find it easier to use your hands at the end to help it come together, the heat from your hands will also make it easier to pipe later. I added a 1/6 cup whole milk. My hands still burned as I strained, but now the slowest, jagged little mass of dough began to poke out. I returned the dough to the bowl and added another 1/6 cup milk. A lot of people posit the practice comes from times of hardship, an evolution of the “mend and make do” mindset. A common theory is that the practice became most common around World War II when reducing, reusing and recycling were matters of national and societal necessity.The butter cookie recipe is made with only few, very simple and basic ingredients and it's great to prepare in advance. You can dip them in some melted chocolate, and decorate with some festive sprinkles, but they are just as delicious plain, or with a little sprinkle of sugar on top. Or keep tings simple and sprinkle on some coarse sea salt, coconut flakes, or nuts after dipping into chocolate. Use an electric hand mixerto whip together the room-temperature butter and the powdered sugar. Whip for a few minutes until the texture becomes light and fluffy. Add the vanilla, and continue to whip until just combined.

Whether you are looking for a classic swirl or something with a little more flair, this tin has all the favourites!

It is incredibly delicious- I use only the highest-quality ingredients to give the richest flavor and soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture. Vanilla extract- Avoid using imitation vanilla extract, as the taste is not as good and requires more to achieve the same result. Pure vanilla extract will always give the best flavor and outcome.