VANILLA SHORTBREAD COOKIES
Bright, buttery & sparkly- there's nothing better than deliciously festive Vanilla Shortbread! Candy coated & sprinkled to holiday perfection, everyone loves these melt-in-your mouth cookies.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time22 minutes mins
Total Time32 minutes mins
Servings: 2 .5 dozen
- 1 cup butter softened (2 sticks)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups white melting chocolate*
- festive sprinkles- white jimmies clear and gold sugar sprinkles
With an electric mixer, cream the butter with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add in vanilla extract.
Add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until it forms a dough.
Roll out dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper until 1/4" thick. Cut star shapes and transfer onto parchment lined baking sheets. Repeat until all dough is cut into star shapes.
Heat the oven to 300°F.
Bake the cookies on the top rack of the oven for 22-26 minutes, until just barely browning.
Transfer to wire racks to cool. Combine 1-2 TBSP of each type of sprinkles until desired mixture is achieved. I used slightly more clear sprinkles than either the white or gold ones.
Heat white chocolate in microwave for 1 minute, stir gently and continue heating in 15 second increments until smooth. Paint on each cookie with a silicone brush. Top with sprinkles generously until covered. Let cool to harden.