Short Bread Cookies
by Steve E in User ContributedThe title says it all, who doesn't love these festive cookies? These are great to make with your kids though you better have more than one cookie cutter if you have more than one helper.
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Step 1: Butter and sugar
Beat the butter till creamy then add the sugar and whip till fully incorporated.
* See below for note on fruit sugar.
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup fruit sugar*
Step 2: Add flour
Fold the flour in a little at a time.
- 2 1/4 cup flour
Step 3: Shape
Once all the flour is worked in, form the dough into a ball.
Step 4: Divide
Flour the counter top and divide the dough into four balls. Place them into the fridge to chill for 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 5: Rolling
Take out one ball of dough at a time and roll out on a floured counter. Be sure to flour the rolling pin as well.
- flour as needed
Step 6: Cutting
Start cutting out your shapes. I use a metal spatula to get the cookies up off the counter and over to the cookie sheet. Take the scraps of dough and form a ball to be rolled out again and cut out some more shapes. When there are only a couple scraps left shape them into a ball and place back into the fridge. Start the process over again with a new ball of dough from the fridge. Take all the scraps that are left and after shaping them into one ball roll them out and cut your last couple cookies.
Step 7: Baking
Preheat the oven to 325.
Place all the cookies onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Shake some sugar sprinkles over the surface of the cookies and then pop them into the oven for 12 to 15 minutes or till nicely golden.
- spinkles of your liking
Notes
Always fun to make and just as yummy to eat. My mom's recipe had 1/2 margarine and 1/2 butter but I've used all butter here.
* Fruit sugar is just a more refined sugar that is easier to blend into cookie dough.
