Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Shortbread Cookies

Christmas baking is my absolute favorite kind of baking!  I love giving cookies as gifts, sharing them with family, and having an excuse to eat sweets for breakfast.  Today I am sharing one of the easiest and best recipes my mom makes: chocolate covered shortbread.  They are so easy and so delicious!

Ingredients:
- 1/2 pound butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup confectionery sugar
- pinch of salt
- 2 cups flour
- your favorite chocolate
- 1 tablespoon Crisco
- sprinkles

Directions:
- Combine butter, sugar, salt, and flour in a large bowl.  Mix completely on medium in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer.
- Roll dough into individual sticks.
- Place cookies on cookie sheet and put in refrigerator for 2 hours until hardened.
-  Preheat oven to 325 degrees and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Let cool completely.
- Melt your chocolate and Crisco together in the microwave on medium until smooth.  Check it and stir every 30 seconds.
- Dip shortbread cookies halfway into chocolate and place back on cookie sheet.
- Decorate with festive sprinkles and refrigerate until chocolate is hard.

Linking up today for Tuesday's Recipe Swap with Kate and Emily!
Martinis & Bikinis

18 comments:

Unknown said...

oh these look delicious!

Jillian said...

mmmm i love shortbread! these look amazing! xo jillian - cornflake dreams

Unknown said...

I instantly wanted these with a cup of coffee :)

Jen said...

I love shortbread! It's so good and addicting haha.

Julie said...

See those look easy but with my luck they'd turn out horrible. I seem to be able to make anything except for sugar type cookies. It just doesn't happen!

Rebecca Jo said...

Christmas time, cookies taste even better!!!

Emily @ Martinis | Bikinis said...

Really cute idea for holiday entertaining!

P!nky said...

Those look delicious, lady! new follower!

Nichole @ casadecrews.com said...

Um yes, please!!

Angi said...

These are so cute! I do a similar thing with sugar cookies, dip half of them in chocolate and then do either crushed peppermint or sprinkles on top of the chocolate - so delicious!

Kerry @ Till Then Smile Often said...

I love shortbread cookies. They look so yummy and festive!

Anonymous said...

I love these cookies since they're not tooo sweet. Have you made them as thumbprint cookies filled with jam? Heavenly ;)

Sarita @ it's my girls' world said...

Oh my word. Short bread are my definite faves--- and with chocolate as well? Sign me up!!XO sarita it's my girls' world

Kristina said...

Yum! I love shortbread cookies but when you mix them with chocolate I'm sold. I baked up 2 pumpkin pies today. The house smells awesome!

Katie Elizabeth said...

I'll take any excuse to eat cookies for breakfast ;) These sound so good - we're doing our holiday baking this weekend and I think I need to add these babies to the list!

Kate at Green Fashionista said...

These look amazing! I've always loved shortbread cookies, and I would totally eat them for breakfast ;-)

Amanda Elizabeth - Meet @ the Barre said...

Now I know why shortbread cookies taste so fantastic......

Patty said...

Those look delicious!!!!

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