Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, christmas shortbread. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Christmas Shortbread is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Christmas Shortbread is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until smooth. Sir in flour, and knead by hand until dough comes together. At first the dough will seem dry and crumbly but don't give up, keep mixing. Combine butter, sugar and almond extract in bowl.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook christmas shortbread using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Christmas Shortbread:
- Prepare 250 g butter , at room temperature
- Get 3/4 cup icing sugar mixture
- Take 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Make ready 2 cups plain flour
- Take 1 teaspoon cinnamon ground
- Prepare 1/4 cup sugar raw
- Get 1 cup icing sugar
- Get water
- Get green and yellow food dye
- Prepare Red edible pearl decorations or M & M
Mix into the dry ingredients, a little bit at a time, until the mixture holds together in a ball when you squeeze it. I used sprinkles and candy-coated chocolate candy, but you can certainly change it up to suit your personal tastes. Try adding a whole pecan, or a glace cherry. Christmas shortbread is very easy to make so they are perfect for the children or to give to friends and family as DIY foodie Christmas gifts.
Steps to make Christmas Shortbread:
- Use an electric beater to beat together the butter, icing sugar and vanilla in a bowl until pale and creamy.
- Stir in the flour and cinnamon until the dough comes together. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Shape into a disc and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for 15 minutes to rest.
- Roll out the dough between 2 sheets of non-stick baking paper until 5mm thick. Use a 5cm-diameter star-shaped pastry cutter to cut 65 stars from the dough. Place on lined trays. Place trays in the freezer for 15 minutes to chill.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes at 160 degrees until it is golden. Set aside on the trays for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool
- To make your frosting / Icing: Mix your confectioners sugar with a few drops of water and stir.
- In seperate bowls, add the food dye to reach desired color of green and yellow.
- Frost each cookie for the trees.
- Stack the cookies on top of each other binding each layer with a drop of frosting.
- Once dry, place your pearl decorations on the points of the stars.
- Finish the tree by placing the star on top!!! Enjoy this cookie :)
Try adding a whole pecan, or a glace cherry. Christmas shortbread is very easy to make so they are perfect for the children or to give to friends and family as DIY foodie Christmas gifts. Fill your shortbread with your favourite festive. These Christmas Shortbread Cookies are very easy to make and you need only three ingredients for the flour, butter, and sugar, and if you want you can add vanilla extract. Quick and easy cookies are perfect for every occasion so you can make little presents of them.
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