1. Crumble Over Ice Cream
Ice cream is good on its own, but add a crumbly topping of crunchy, butter cookies, and you have an easy yet ultra-indulgent treat.
2. Dip In Chocolate
If you love chocolate, why not give your Danish butter cookies a quick half-plunge into some melty chocolate? Pair with orange zest, candied citrus peels, nuts, or sprinkles for an extra tasty finish.
3. Make Truffles
Danish butter cookies are a great base for no-bake truffles. Blend them up in a food processor, then combine with cream cheese and form into balls and freeze. From there, you can dip these in chocolate and add toppings like sprinkles or a chocolate drizzle. Here’s the recipe!
4. Prep a Pie Crust
In lieu of graham crackers, you can make a pie crust with crushed Danish butter cookies. Follow these instructions to make the pie crust, then fill with your favorite pie or cheesecake filling.
5. Top Fruit Crisp
Add extra buttery and sweet flavor in your favorite fruit crisp topping with the help of some crushed butter cookies. Simply combine the crushed cookies with oats, butter, warming spices, and sugar, then top over apples, pears, or other fruit and bake. Check out this recipe!
6. Blend Up Cookie Butter
Danish butter cookie butter is a mouthful, but the result is a delicious dip and spread great for pairing with apples, mixing into oatmeal, or spreading on toast. You’ll need to add the cookies to a food processor until they are finely blended, then combine slowly with gently warmed butter, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk. Here’s the recipe to follow!
