Danish Wedding Cookies – Keebler Copycat Recipe
This Keebler Danish Wedding Cookie copycat recipe tastes just like the ones that came in the bright pink box! Light shortbread cookies with a hint of coconut and chocolate, nestled in a powdered sugar coating!
If you’ve lived long enough, you might remember these from your childhood! They’re similar to a Mexican wedding cookie in texture, but differ slightly in ingredients.
This recipe reflects the same ingredients as the pink boxed cookie.
Both are shortbread cookies made with butter, granulated sugar and powdered sugar. Mexican wedding cookies are round balls and typically contain chopped nuts, such as pecans or walnuts. Danish wedding cookies are flattened into small disks and don’t typically include nuts, but include a little shredded coconut and chocolate chips. Both versions often use vanilla extract or almond extract and are often called “snowball cookies.”
The Keebler elves produced these powdered sugar cookies back in the 60’s, but discontinued them in 2024. Loyal fans and homecooks were disappointed and began experimenting with different recipes. Some of the recipes used almond extract and included chopped nuts. Some fans were not pleased, as almond extract and chopped nuts are not native to the original Keebler Danish wedding cookie. This recipe uses the same ingredients as the Keebler pink boxed version.
Love almond flavor? You might like Scandinavian Almond Cake or Italian Almond Cookies.
Ingredients for Keebler Danish Wedding Cookies
Powdered sugar, granulated sugar, butter, shredded sweetened coconut, dried oats, all-purpose flour, cornstarch, vanilla extract, heavy cream and mini chocolate chips.
Recipe Tips
- The best way to coat the cookies in the powdered sugar mixture is to place the mixture in a large zip bag; drop a few cookies in at a time, shake the bag and coat the cookies well, than place them on a cooling rack.
- Don’t skip the cornstarch-it absorbs moisture, ensuring a crisp cookie
Storage and Make Ahead
You can make these delicious Danish cookies up to a week in advance. Store them in a dry, airtight container.
Danish Wedding Cookies are perfect for bridal showers, baby showers or holiday dessert tables. They’re also a favorite Christmas cookie because of the “snow-like” powdered sugar coating.
Danish Wedding Cookies – A Keebler Copycat Recipe
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- Food Processor
- Parchment paper
- Small ice cream scoop
Ingredients
- 2 sticks salted butter (1 cup), softened , if using unsalted butter, add 1 teaspoon of salt to the dough mixture
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar)
- ½ cup finely shredded sweetened coconut
- ¼ cup rolled oats-original, not fast-cooking
- ¾ cup mini milk chocolate chips
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
Powdered Sugar Coating
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar , (see recipe notes)
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Pulse coconut, chocolate chips and oats in food processor 3-4 times½ cup finely shredded sweetened coconut, ¼ cup rolled oats-original, not fast-cooking, ¾ cup mini milk chocolate chips
- Add the following ingredients to a stand mixer and combine on medium speed until well blended2 sticks salted butter (1 cup), softened, ½ cup granulated sugar, ⅓ cup confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar), 3 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- Scoop dough into a tablespoon or small ice cream scooper, form a small ball, place on parchment paper and gently flatten; place dough balls about 1" inch from one another; bake @ 300℉ on the middle oven rack for 25-30 minutes. The cookies will not brown while baking; take a peek at the bottom to see if its slightly browned- that's how you know they're done.
- Transfer to a cooling rack for 5-6 minutes; pour confectioner' sugar and cornstarch into a large plastic bag; working in small batches, put a few cookies in the sugar mixture and toss until well-coated and place on cooling rack. Allow to cookies to cool complete, then toss them in the sugar mixture a second time.1 cup confectioner's sugar, 4 teaspoons cornstarch
I made this recipe, but have never seen the Keebler version. What can I serve them with?
Hi Marsha, These delicate shortbread cookies pair beautifully with fresh fruit, or a little sweet sidekick to chicken salad. They pair with coffee or hot chocolate, too!
Hi Anecia! I’ve been trying to find this recipe since Keebler discontinued these cookies. Thank you!! I did have a quick question, do you use quick one-minute oats in this recipe?
Great question and thank you for catching this! I used original plain ole oats, not the fast-cooking ones. Since they’re pulverized in the food processsor, I couldn’t detect a raw taste or a weird texture. I will edit the recipe card to clarify.
Thank you for the recipe, I’ve been looking for this since they discontinued the Keebler wedding cookies last year in 2024. Can’t wait to try them!