WHITE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT GLAZED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

WHITE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT GLAZED SHORTBREAD COOKIES image

Number Of Ingredients 10

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg white
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 ounces white chocolate
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1/4 cup finely crushed candy canes

Steps:

Beat butter until creamy. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add vanilla, salt and egg white and beat until well combined, scrape the bowl as necessary. Incorporate flour without over-mixing. Wrap dough in plastic and chill for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and prepare baking sheets with parchment, set aside. Roll dough to 1/4-inch thick and cut out fluted rounds. Bake 6 to 8 minutes, until cookies are browned on the edges. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Microwave chocolate and cream in 30 second intervals, until melted, stirring to incorporate. Mix in peppermint extract. Spoon glaze over cooled cookies and sprinkle with crushed candy before ganache sets.