Holiday Shortbread

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Cookies, Quick & Easy
Keywords:	butter, almonds, Vanilla, flour, Egg, sugars
Serves:	16 cookies
Prep Time:	15 Min
Cook Time:	25 Min

Ingredients

1 c	(2 sticks) butter, softened
1 c	granulated sugar
2 1/4 c	all purpose flour
1	egg yolk
1 tsp	vanilla extract
1	egg white
1/2 c	sliced almonds
1/4 c	red and / or green tinted sugar

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Melissa Williamson

Cooked to Perfection

Macon, GA (pop. 91,351)

georgiagirl48

Member Since Aug 2011

Melissa's Notes:

My family and friends loves my shortbread and I make them for Christmas and it is so easy to make shortbread and it is so delicious to dip in coffee or milk. We love it!!

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13 × 9-inch baking pan.

Combine butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at low speed until creamy.

Add flour to butter mixture and mix well. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla extract. Spread in prepared baking pan.

Beat egg white in a small bowl until foamy. Spread on top of dough with a pastry brush. Sprinkle the almonds and tinted sugar on top.

Bake until lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares.