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- DictionaryCan·dy cane/ˈkandē kān/
noun
- 1. a cylindrical stick of striped, sweet candy with a curved end, resembling a walking stick. North American
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YummlyThis butter cookie recipe is a favorite treat for all ages. This is a standard recipe for holidays, but these butter cookies make a great after-school snack or a quick pick-me-up at the end of a long day. These cookies are lightly flavored with vanilla, fresh lemon zest, and lemon juice to create a rich, buttery flavor and texture. ## Butter Cookie Origins Butter cookies are commonly known as Danish cookies, brysslkex, and sablés in other parts of the world. Sometimes they are called crisp cookies because of their texture, or sweet biscuits since they contain quite a bit of sugar. Perhaps the most famous butter cookies were created in Denmark over 75 years ago. A small Danish bakery created the standard recipe which has stood the test of time. 1966, it became official: They were branded as Royal Dansk cookies and were sold in tin cans to keep the cookies fresh. Today, the tins are still popular worldwide and known as "The Blue Tins." Today, butter cookies have more variations than we can count and they are suitable for every occasion. Some recipes even call for butter cookies in the crust of chilled cakes and cheesecakes. Bakers crush the cookies and mix them with melted butter to line springform pans the way you would with graham crackers for a graham cracker crust. ## Recipe Variations There are endless possibilities with the butter cookie – so you can use your imagination, but here are some tips for inspiration: __Dip Them:__ Dip into melted chocolate of your choice. This recipe calls for dark chocolate melted in the microwave, but you can use milk chocolate or white chocolate. __Add Sprinkles:__ While the chocolate is still warm, you can dust the cookies with crushed candy canes for a Christmas cookie, red and white heart sprinkles for Valentine's Day, or green and white sprinkles for St. Patrick's Day — whatever holiday you're celebrating, you can customize these cookies for it! __Sans Chocolate:__ You don't have to dip these cookies in chocolate to have a great cookie experience. These cookies are tasty on their own or you can decorate them with sprinkles without the chocolate. You would add the sprinkles after baking, but first brush a thin layer of corn syrup and then add the sprinkles. __Different Shapes:__ Butter cookies can take on many shapes making them great for cookie cutters, a cookie press, or rolled up in a tube, refrigerated, and then sliced.
