Description
Funfetti Christmas shortbread cookie bites are little bites of buttery melt-in-your-mouth shortbread packed with festive sprinkles for a fun holiday treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sprinkles, Christmas-coloured
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar together using a stand mixer or hand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add vanilla and salt and beat until incorporated. Add flour and sprinkles and beat until mixture forms into a shaggy dough.
- Use your hands to shape the dough into a ball. The dough will be slightly dry, but it will soften up as you work with it. Then, divide the dough into 2, and place each dough ball into a sandwich-sized ziploc bag and seal. Use a rolling pin and roll the dough inside the sealed ziploc bag to spread it out. It will be roughly 1/2-inches thick when rolled. Refrigerate for 2 hours, up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a half sheet baking pan with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Take one of the flattened doughs at a time and cut off the ziploc bag. Chop the dough into small 1/2-inch squares, and place on the baking sheet about 1/2-inch apart. Transfer back to the refrigerator while you wait for the oven to preheat. Bake for 8-10 minutes until just starting to brown on the edges.
- Allow cookies to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- OPTIONAL: Once cooled, melt 1/2 cup of white chocolate and green food colouring to half, and red food colouring to the other half. Then, use a piping bag and fine round tip or a spoon to drizzle over the cookies.
Notes
How to store: Store in a single layer in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the refrigerator for up to one week.
How to freeze: To freeze, arrange them in a single layer in an airtight container. Then add a layer of parchment paper and place another layer of shortbread cookies on top.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes (+2 hours chill time)
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American