Best 1 2 3 4 Holiday Shortbread Recipes

MELT - IN - YOUR - MOUTH SHORTBREAD

Melt - In - Your - Mouth Shortbread image

This quick and easy shortbread will literally melt when you take a bite. Great for Christmas parties with a little bit of decorating.

Provided by Jennifer Wilton

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
½ cup confectioners' sugar
¼ cup cornstarch
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Whip butter with an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and flour. Beat on low for one minute, then on high for 3 to 4 minutes. Drop cookies by spoonfuls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Watch that the edges don't brown too much. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 111.1 calories, Carbohydrate 9.7 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 54.8 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

SHORTBREAD COOKIES II

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Use only butter in these for best flavor.

Provided by Sally

Categories Desserts Cookies Butter Cookie Recipes Shortbread Cookie Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in vanilla; add flour and mix well.
Put through cookie press and form cookies onto baking sheets. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 489.5 calories, Carbohydrate 48.6 g, Cholesterol 81.3 mg, Fat 31.1 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 19.5 g, Sodium 218.8 mg, Sugar 16.9 g

1-2-3-4 HOLIDAY SHORTBREAD

1-2-3-4 Holiday Shortbread image

Provided by Elena Besser

Categories dessert

Time 40m

Yield About 36

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
4 cups all-purpose flour (see Cook's Note)
2 teaspoons kosher salt
Holiday-colored sanding sugars, such as red, green, gold, silver and blue, for decorating

Steps:

Position two racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until well incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the flour and salt and mix on low speed to combine, about 1 minute.
Put the colored sugars in individual bowls.
Using a 3/4-ounce cookie scoop, scoop balls of dough and roll them with your hands. (Alternatively scoop 2-tablespoon sized balls.) Roll the balls in your sanding sugar color of choice to coat on all sides, pressing lightly to adhere. Then flatten them into disks about 1/2 inch thick.
Place the dough rounds on the prepared baking sheets, leaving 1 inch of space between each.
Bake until set and slightly golden, 22 to 25 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet.