CHRISTMAS SHORTBREAD COOKIES
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 1 cup castor sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 egg whites
- 4 cup icing sugar, sifted twice.
- Green food colour
- Pre-heat the oven to 180*C
- Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in vanilla
- Add flour and mix well. Mix until the dough comes together.
- If the butter is too soft, cling wrap the dough and refrigerate until it is tough enough to work with.
- Roll out the dough into a ¼ of an inch thick circle.
- Use a cookie cutter to cut the dough into the desired shape.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges become golden-brown. Le them cool completely before trying to lift them off the tray.
- Beat egg whites in a large bowl using a whisk or a spoon
- Add sifted icing sugar, half a cup at a time. Whisk well.
- Keep adding sugar until you achieve the desired consistency. If the icing is still runny, add more sugar.
- Add half tsp of green food colour and mix well.
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/christmas-shortbread-cookies/
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