4 Ingredient Cutout Shortbread Cookies
Making cutout shortbread cookies with just four ingredients is a delightful way to create a simple yet elegant dessert. Their buttery flavor, tender crumb, and versatility make them a favorite for any occasion
Equipment
- Cookie sheet
- Rolling Pin
- mixer optional
- cookie cutters
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour see notes on substitutions
- melting chocolate, sprinkles, sugar sprinkles, royal icing optional for decorating
Instructions
- In your mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add flour and mix until just combined.
- Roll out the dough to ¼-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
- Wrap and chill the dough in the freezer for 10 minutes or the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a cookie sheet or line it with parchment paper.
- Cut out cookies using your desired shapes.
- Place cookies on the prepared sheet.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
- While baking, roll out and cut more dough. Chill the cut shapes.
- Remove cookies from the oven and let them rest on the sheet for a few minutes.
- Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Melt chocolate and dip cooled cookies in it, allowing excess to drip off.
- Place decorated cookies on wax paper to set.
- Once hardened, add any desired decorations.
Notes
See notes in post for substitutions and storage information
Nutrition
Calories: 139kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 73mgPotassium: 16mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 284IUCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
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