Festive Butter Cookies
With their delicious buttery taste and pretty decorations, these traditional shortbread cookies will delight kids and adults alike. The holidays just wouldn’t be the same without them!
- Course Desserts & Sweets
- Prep. Time 20 mins
- Cooking Time 10 - 15 mins
- Refrigeration Time 1 hr
- Yields 60 cookies
Preparation
What You Need
Instructions
Stir together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
Cream butter; gradually beat in sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients, part at a time.
Divide dough in quarters. If necessary chill dough for ease in handling.
On lightly floured surface roll dough to approx. 1/8 inch (3 mm) thickness. With floured cookie cutters cut into desired shapes.
Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Use a jumbo straw to cut out a circle in the top of each cookie. Bake at 400 ºF (200 ºC) 5 to 7 minutes.
Beat egg yolk; divide in half; tint each half with food colouring.
As soon as cookies come from the oven use egg yolk mixtures and small paint brushes to paint designs on cookies. Return cookies to oven. Bake 4 to 5 minutes more.
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Sonia
November 11th, 2011
I agree with Dorenda's comment - the nutritional information should be included for all recipes. I always look for this when I'm selecting recipes.
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Dorenda
November 10th, 2011
Please include Nutritional Values with recipes. Helps to determine Weight Watchers point values as well as for Diabetics to judge the exchanges for their specialized diets.
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sabrina
December 6th, 2009
cool
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