MINI EGG SHORTBREAD COOKIES

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These shortbread cookies make Easter even sweeter.

Provided by Andrew Espenhain

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Butter Cookie Recipes     Shortbread Cookie Recipes

Time 32m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 ½ cups candy-coated chocolate eggs (such as Cadbury Mini Eggs®)
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup cornstarch
½ cup confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place chocolate eggs into a resealable plastic bag; seal the bag. Mash chocolate eggs with a heavy measuring cup a few times. You don't want them pulverized, just cracked into small-to-medium-sized pieces.
  • Combine flour, cornstarch, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Add butter. Beat using an electric mixer until you get a workable dough. Add the crushed chocolate eggs and mix until well combined.
  • Roll dough into ping pong-sized balls. Flatten balls slightly and lay onto the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the very edges of the cookies start to brown, about 22 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270.4 calories, Carbohydrate 26.3 g, Cholesterol 35.6 mg, Fat 17.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 10.9 g, Sodium 90.2 mg, Sugar 14.6 g

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