Nothing says “holiday season” like buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies! These Winter Shortbread cookies are easy to make, delicious, and perfect for festive gatherings or as gifts. Decorate with your favorite sprinkles or dip in chocolate to make them extra special
Ingredients:
1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened (Aldi’s Countryside Creamery)
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar (Aldi’s Baker’s Corner)
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract (Aldi’s Baker’s Corner)
2 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour (Aldi’s Baker’s Corner)
1/4 tsp Salt (Aldi’s Stonemill)
Holiday Sprinkles (festive red, green, and white; Aldi’s Bake Shop)
Instructions:
- Make the Dough:
In a expansive bowl, beat together the butter and sugar utilizing an electric blender until light and creamy.
Add the vanilla extricate and blend until combined.
Gradually include in the flour and salt, blending until the batter comes together. If the batter is as well brittle, include a teaspoon of drain to offer assistance tie it. - Shape the Dough:
Preheat your stove to 325°F (165°C) and line a heating sheet with material paper.
Roll the mixture into little balls (around 1/2 inch in measure) and put them on the arranged preparing sheet, dispersed around 1 inch separated. You can too tenderly press occasion sprinkles into the beat of each ball for a merry look. - Bake:
Bake the treats for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are fair scarcely beginning to turn brilliant. The treats ought to stay for the most part pale.
Remove from the stove and let the shortbread chomps cool on the preparing sheet for 5 minutes some time recently exchanging to a wire rack to cool completely.
Enjoy:
These Christmas Winter Shortbread Nibbles are culminate for snacking, gifting, or including to a occasion dessert spread. The buttery, melt-in-your-mouth surface combined with the happy sprinkles makes them a occasion favorite!