Danish Butter Ck

Danish Butter Cookies 

Ingredients

• 1  cup  (1/2 lb.) butter, at room temperature
• 1  cup  granulated sugar
• 2 1/2  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1  cup  unsweetened shredded dried coconut
• 3/4  cup  powdered sugar
• 2  tablespoons  rum    
 

1.    In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Stir or beat in flour and coconut until well blended.
2.    On cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets (see notes), shape 1/2-cup portions of dough into 3/4-inch-thick logs, each about 13 inches long; place about 3 inches apart. Press your fingers across each log to make ridges, flattening logs to about 1/8 inch in thinnest parts.
3.   Bake logs in a 400° oven until edges are lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking. Slide a thin spatula under logs to loosen.
4. In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and rum until smooth. Brush warm logs with powdered sugar mixture, then immediately cut diagonally into 1-inch-wide strips. Cool cookies completely on pans.