Elfin Shortbread Bites

Submitted by Michele7

• Ready In: 37mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 160 tiny cookies

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons colored sprinkles

directions

1. In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour and sugar.
2. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling.
3. Stir in sprinkles.
4. For Christmas you might want to use 1 T green sprinkles and 1 T red sprinkles.
5. Form mixture into a ball and knead until smooth.
6. Roll or pat dough on an ungreased cookie sheet into an 8x5 inch rectangle.
7. Cut into 1/2 inch squares.
8. Separate the squares on the cookie sheet.
9. Bake in a 325F oven for 12 minutes or until the bottoms just start to brown.
10. Transfer to a wire racks covered with wax paper to cool.
11. Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to three days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Reviews

[Seedbeads]

Wow, did I miss something or is this a joke? I followed this recipe exactly and ended up with a crumbly floury dough that did nothing when I tried to pat it into any kind of shape. I managed to get it into somewhat squarish shapes, more through pressing because cutting wasn't working... I baked them and ended up with hot crumbly floury lumps that I ended up throwing out along with the rest of the "dough."

 

[ColoradoCooking]

These melt in your mouth. Great for the holidays.

 

[CatlingMex]

I made these last evening after seeing the recipe in the BH&G 1998 Christmas Cookie magazine. They were easy to make and came out oh-so-cute. This is definitely a keeper cookie recipe.

 

[my3beachbabes]

I make these every christmas and they are so delicious! The dough is abit difficult to work with but the result is well worth the effort! I could eat a whole batch by myself! LOL Thanks for posting this!

 

[Robs415]

These are a traditional Christmas cookie in our house. They are quick and easy to make, and have a delicious, true shortbread flavor.