Danish Vanilla Rings

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Condiments

  • 1 Scraped out of 2 vanilla beans or 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste, Seeds

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Almond meal
  • 1/8 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/8 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 Sugar

• Dairy

  • 1 1/2 cups Butter, unsalted

• Other

  • 1/2 cup Whole wheat pastry flour or you can substitute for more all purpose flour

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour or you can substitute for more all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup almond meal
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• Seeds scraped out of 2 vanilla beans or 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
• Sugar sprinkles (optional)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In the bowl of a mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar on medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
• Add in the egg and vanilla bean seeds or paste and mix until combined, about 1 minute.
• In a separate bowl whisk together the flours, almond meal, baking soda and salt.
• Pour half the dry ingredients in with the butter mixture and beat until almost combined, then add in the remaining dry ingredients and beat again just until combined.
• Place a log of dough into a cookie press with any of the discs that create a whole in the center similar to a wreath.
• Press the dough on to the ungreased baking sheet about 1/4-1/2 inch apart.
• Top the cookies with sugar sprinkles if desired.
• Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 6-8 minutes.
• Remove the baked cookies from the baking sheet onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
• Store the cookies in an airtight container, these cookies also freeze well.