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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
Cook Time22 minutes
Total Time32 minutes
Servings: 2 .5 dozen

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  • 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.