Butter biscuits: the original recipe and 10 variations

Butter biscuits are the classic sweets that are served to accompany a cup of tea, chocolate or cappuccino in countries such as Denmark or England and Northern Europe. There are so many recipes for making butter cookies at home.

I butter biscuits are the classic sweets that are served to accompany a cup of tea, chocolate or cappuccino in countries such as Denmark or England and Northern Europe. There are so many recipes for making butter cookies at home. If you love soft, crumbly and fragrant cookies, i butter biscuits they are really for you. The basic ingredients to prepare them are wheat flour, butter, sugar and eggs, but there are alternative recipes to suit everyone's tastes.

Here is a collection of recipes for making butter cookies at home.

Index

Butter biscuits, the original recipe

Photo source: Dulcis in Forno

La original recipe for butter cookies comes from Denmark. You know the famous biscuits enclosed in tin boxes? Thanks to the Danish recipe for butter cookies you can prepare them at home for yourself or as a gift. Here all the instructions.

Homemade "hugs" biscuits

Here is the recipe to prepare the famous two-taste biscuits so loved especially by children. Homemade “abbracci” biscuits are perfect for breakfast in the morning, but they can also be offered as a snack or at recess at school. Here is the recipe to inspire you.

Vegetable butter biscuits

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Here is a recipe dedicated to those who prefer to replace butter with vegetable butter. We are not talking about margarine, but about homemade vegetable butter. Here all the instructions.

Read also: BUTTER: 5 VEGETABLE ALTERNATIVES BEYOND MARGARINA

Biscuits with whipped pastry

The whipped shortcrust pastry is an alternative preparation to shortcrust pastry, the dough will appear smooth and without lumps and lends itself well to the creation of delicious cookies to be served at the time of you, but also for soft and quick pies to be made at the last minute. Here is the recipe to follow step by step.

Egg-free butter biscuits

Photo source: Dulcis in food

There are numerous egg-free recipes for making butter cookies. For example, in this way you can prepare some English-inspired butter biscuits in a rectangular shape. Here the recipe.

Read also: 10 COOKIES WITHOUT BUTTER AND EGGS (VEGAN RECIPES)

Butter cookies with Thermomix

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Prepare the butter cookies with the kitchen robot it becomes really simple, especially if we need to make cookies in large quantities. Here is the recipe to follow.

English butter cookies

Photo source: Pastries and Tea

I English butter cookies they are the classic sweets to be served accompanied by a cup of hot tea to be served with the addition of a slice of lemon or a drop of milk. Here the recipe.

Butter cookies, grandma's recipe

Photo source: Grandma's recipes

The classic grandma's recipe for making butter cookies proposes these sweets as an idea for breakfast, to be enriched, if desired, with jam. Here the recipe.

Butter cookies with powdered sugar

Photo source: Silvana in the kitchen

One of the simplest ways to decorate butter cookies is sprinkle them with powdered sugar using a colander or sieve. Here is the recipe to follow.

Butter biscuits with jam

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Choose the jam to fill your homemade butter cookies. Give preference to your favorite jam or marmalade, perhaps prepared by you. Here the recipe.

Butter biscuits with shortcrust pastry

The easiest way to make butter cookies is to make one homemade shortcrust pastry to be rolled out with a rolling pin and to be cut out with many different shapes. Here the recipe.

What are your recipes for preparing the butter biscuits?

Marta Albè