Hello Everyone and Happy Valentine’s Day! I have a very special video for ya’ll today. It is my treat to you! Why is it so special you ask? Well because it is how to make my most FAVORITE COOKIE EVER! These babes are buttery, sweet shortbread cookies and they will change your life. The smaller you make them the better, because you can just pop them in your mouth and eat 1000 before you can even say, “How many have I eaten?”. It’s insane. Recipe below, ENJOY!
BTW! In my video, you will notice I use granulated sugar for the cookie. I usually use powdered, but I only had enough powdered sugar to make the frosting so I had to improvise. They still turned out good, all was well.
Shortbread Cookies (aka Butter Cookies)
Yield: ~60 mini cookies (Trust me… you’ll eat them all)
Ingredients for Cookies:
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, at room temp.
1 cup powdered sugar (OR 3/4 cup granulated sugar if you don’t have enough powdered sugar)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon milk (almond, soy, reg, cream…whatever you want!)
Ingredients for frosting:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, at room temp.
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 to 1 tablespoon of almond milk (or soy, or reg. milk, or cream! dealers choice)
1-2 drops of gel food coloring.
Directions for Cookies:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Cream butter and sugar, then add vanilla extract. Whip until fluffy and smooth. Do not overwhip in this step or your cookies will come out dense!
3. Sift flour and salt together, then add to your butter/sugar mixture. Blend together until ingredients are combined, but slightly crumbly.
4.Add milk and blend a little longer until dough is smooth and slightly clumpy.
5. Roll into 1 inch balls and flatten into disks. Place onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Cookies will spread slightly when baking.
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes until bottoms are lightly golden brown.
7. Cool on a baking sheet and then frost!
Directions for frosting:
1. Mix butter and sugar on low speed until crumbly, then beat on medium speed for about 3 minutes until smooth.
2. Add extracts and milk and beat at medium speed for 1 minute. Add more milk as needed. If you add too much milk, add a little more sugar. Practice makes perfect.
3. Blend in food coloring and you’re done!
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