Delicious Shortbread Cookies

by Editorial Staff

Chocolate-coated shortbread cookies simply melt in your mouth. Cook such delicious cookies for your kids, they will definitely be delighted. And how New Year’s cookies can become a festive table decoration.

Summary

Cook Time	1 hour
Total Time	1 hour
Course	Dessert
Servings (Default: 6)

Ingredients

Butter (room temperature) – 180-200 g
Flour – 200 g
Powdered sugar – 100 g
Potato starch – 30 g
Vanilla sugar – 0.5 teaspoon

For glaze:

Dark chocolate (good quality) – 100-150 g
Butter (optional) – 20 g

For decoration:

Confectionery topping – to taste

Instructions

Beat butter at room temperature with icing sugar with a mixer on low speed.
Add starch and vanilla sugar and beat.
Add flour and beat the dough with a mixer until smooth.
Gather the dough with a spatula into a lump.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
About 1 teaspoon. Roll the dough into balls with your hands and put on a baking sheet covered with parchment.
Bake shortbread cookies in a preheated oven at 180 degrees until browned (check readiness after about 15-20 minutes, baking time depends on the characteristics of a particular oven).
Cool the finished shortbread cookies.
Using a pastry brush, apply the melted icing to the cookies. Decorate with pastry sprinkles.
Allow the glaze to dry and you can pack shortbread cookies in boxes.

Have a nice tea!

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