Snowflake shortbread cookie

• Vegetarian

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/4 cup Flour
  • 1 Food coloring, blue
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 11/16 cup Butter
  • 1 tbsp Milk

• Desserts

  • 1 Silver dragees to decorate

• Liquids

  • 1 tbsp Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cup flour
• ½ cup butter
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon water
• ICING INGREDIENTS:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla
• Blue food coloring
• Silver Dragees to decorate

Directions

• Preheat oven to 325 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place cold butter on a microwave safe plate and microwave for five seconds. Rotate plate (even if you have a turntable) and microwave for another 5 seconds.
• Combine flour and sugar in a bowl and mix well. Add butter and use a pastry blender to cut in butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Youll think the dough isnt coming together but it is.
• Once the dough starts to come together, pinch it with your fingers. If the mix seems, dry, add 1 tablespoon water and mix well.
• Shape into a ball and knead a few times until smooth.
• Roll dough onto a floured surface and use a cookie cutter to cut cookie shapes. Place on prepared pan and bake 8-10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and let cool before cooling completely on a wire rack.
• ICING INSTRUCTIONS:
• Mix powdered sugar, milk and vanilla together in a bowl. Continue to stir until a consistence is formed that is smooth and settles but not too smooth that it runs all over.
• If you are struggling with the consistency, add additional liquid, ½ teaspoon of milk or water and stir well after each addition. Depending on how well you measure your powdered sugar you may need up to 2 teaspoons of additional liquid.
• Add food coloring and stir well until an even color is combined.
• Place icing into a piping bag and cut the tip so you have a fine point. Pipe the icing onto the cookies and top with silver dragees if desired.