Is it too late for holiday baking? Given the activity on our Instagram feed and in our own household (Charlotte’s got Wool Roll Bread in the oven as we speak), we think not!

As we close out 2021, we’re sharing one last holiday recipe: Jødekager, a very special Danish butter cookie brought to us by our friends Jennifer and Hans at Six Dutchess Farm. I spent a charming evening last week on Zoom with Jennifer’s mom Vivian, a force-of-nature kind of a woman with her warm, bright smile, elegant caftan and impeccably coiffed hair, who showed us fortunate attendees how to make this time honored holiday favorite.

A real low-fuss cookie, Jødekager can be mixed all in one go with just ...