Best Shortbread Snowflakes Recipes

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes about 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Sanding sugar, for sprinkling

Steps:

Whisk flour, salt, and cardamom in a medium bowl. Put butter and granulated sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in vanilla. Reduce speed to low, and gradually mix in flour mixture.
Press the dough into a 10-by-15-inch rimmed baking sheet. Press parchment paper onto surface, and smooth top. Remove parchment; wrap sheet in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using snowflake-shape cutters, cut out cookies, and arrange by size on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks.

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Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 90

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 pouch (7 oz) white cookie icing
Coarse white sparkling sugar

Steps:

Heat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating well. In small bowl, mix flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended.
On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch snowflake-shaped cookie cutter. On cookie sheets, place cutouts 1 inch apart.
Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Decorate with white icing; sprinkle with sparkling sugar. Store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 40, Carbohydrate 6 g, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 25 mg