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Elfin Shortbread Bites
Simple ingredients of butter, sugar, and flour combine together to create this buttery shortbread.
Christmas Shortbread Tidbits
Ingredients
- 1 cup cold salted butter
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp. nonpareils sprinkles
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325°F. Butter 13 by 9-inch baking dish [ 2x ] and line with 2 sheets of parchment paper leaving a 1-inch over hang on all sides, set aside.
- In the bowl, cream together butter and sugar until well combined. Mix in almond extract.
- With mixer set on LOW SPEED slowly add in flour and mix until combined (it will take a while and will appear dry and sandy at first but it will start to come together).
- Knead and hand-fold in 2 1/2 Tbsp sprinkles. (DO NOT USE MIXER or your dough will change color. ) Press dough into an even layer in prepared pans.
- Chill dough in refrigerator 20 - 30 minutes.
- Lift dough from pan using parchment overhang on all sides. Cut into 1/2-inch squares using a large sharp knife (it works best to just cut long rows). Sprinkle more sprinkles over the top if desired and gently press into dough.
- Transfer about 1/3 of the cookies to an unbuttered baking sheet and scatter cookies out spacing cookies 1/2-inch apart.
- Bake in preheated oven 8 - 12 minutes (keep remaining that aren't currently baking refrigerated). Repeat process with remaining bites, adding them to a cool baking sheet.
- Cool completely then transfer to an airtight container and store at room temperature.
