Happy Happy Tuesday everybody!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and have officially recovered from their food hangovers too haha. With that hope in mind, I’m bringing a wonderfully classic (and not to mention easy) recipe that to me is so reminiscent of Christmas time.
Shortbread was always around the house as a kid come this time of year, and the closer we got to Christmas my mom would let my sisters and I cut out fun shapes and put lots and lots of sprinkles on them 🙂 Honestly the smell of shortbread baking in the kitchen always brings up the best memories.
Y’all this recipe couldn’t be much simpler; flour, sugar, butter and that’s it (obviously sprinkles too if you want). My recipe came from the tried and true Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook –really, a must have in every Southern kitchen–but I tweaked it just a smidge by adding an additional tablespoon of powdered sugar to the recipe, and they turned out just perfectly.
I’m usually a bit nervous about baking up any dough that I have to cut the butter into, shape myself, or roll out but seriously this turned out perfect. These cookies are so simple and buttery, really a must make for this time of year. Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!!!
flour & sugar into your bowl…
mix, mix, mix and then butter…
mix, mix, mix (at this point I used my hands to squish it together)…
roll into a ball and place onto your floured surface…
press it down into a circular shape 1/2 inch thick…
cut into pieces…
bake, bake, bake…
and enjoy!!! 
- 1 1/4 Cups of All Purpose Flour.
- 4 Tablespoons of Powdered Sugar.
- 1/2 Cup (1 Stick) of Unsalted Butter, Softened.
- Sprinkles (Optional).
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.
- With a handheld or stand mixer with paddle attachment, in a bowl combine the flour and sugar together.
- Then add your butter (I find cutting it into pieces helps) and mix it in with a pastry cutter or your hands until the dough starts to come together and then form it into a ball.
- Now on a floured surface, place your dough ball onto it, and with your hands press it out into a circle or rectangle about 1/2 inch in thickness.
- With a knife, cut into pieces and place onto a baking sheet about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes (I took mine out at 15, placed the sprinkles on top, then baked for an additional 5 minutes) or until just barely golden brown.
- Let cool, serve and enjoy!