Danish Butter Cookies — TREAT

Munch or Dump rates Danish Butter Cookies by Royal Dansk TREAT — score 43/90.

A simple, old-fashioned butter cookie. Real butter and a short, recognizable ingredient list, but it's still sugar and fat first. An indulgence, not a snack.

Why this verdict

• Refined wheat flour plus sugar and butter is the whole story here
• Two sweetener sources (sugar and invert sugar) push it sweeter
• High calorie density from butter, with basically no fiber or protein
• Clean and simple though: no artificial colors, flavors, or emulsifiers

Ingredients (8)

• wheat flour (moderate) — Thickening agent, not harmful but adds processing.
• Butter (milk) (moderate) — Real dairy butter, whole-food fat but high in saturated fat.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
• desiccated coconut (safe) — Dried coconut; whole-food, adds saturated fat but recognisable.
• Invert Sugar (caution) — Yet another sweetener layered in to keep the bar sweet and soft.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
• Ammonium bicarbonate (safe) — Traditional leavening agent for crisp cookies.
• Natural flavor (vanilla) (safe) — Vanilla flavoring from natural sources, no artificial flavor.