This Shortbread Cut Out Cookies Recipe is perfect for embossed rolling pins. The designs from the rolling pin come out clear and crisp every time!
This recipe costs $2.21 to make. However, it makes thirty-six cookies for only $0.06 per cookie.
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Beautiful Shortbread Christmas Cookies
Shortbread Cookies are a fabulous addition to any cookie tray. But when you take the extra step of using an embossed rolling pin to stamp a design on top of the dough, the cookies look amazing with a beautiful pattern.
This one little step will step up your shortbread cookie game! And what I love about this recipe is that you don’t have to chill the dough!
After mixing the dough, you do right into rolling it out and then embossing and cutting the dough! How easy is that?!
Using an embossed rolling pin for Christmas Shortbread Cookies
An embossed rolling pin is similar to a regular rolling pin but with a design on it. It allows you to make these pretty cookies with minimal effort.
It truly is a fun way to decorate cookies. You can begin to collect a few different designs and get creative with your cookie baking.
These cookies are perfect on a tray for gifting during the holiday season, but when you add them to your cookie stamps collection, you can make them year-round. Butter-based with a slight crunch and a beautiful design, make these the perfect cookies!
Why you’ll love this Christmas Shortbread Cookie Recipe:
- Shortbread cookies are a classic Christmas treat. They are delicious and easy to make, and you can decorate them in various ways to make them festive.
- Shortbread cookies are a great gift for friends and family. They are a delicious and personal gift that is sure to be appreciated.
- Shortbread cookies are the perfect canvas for embossed designs. Shortbread dough is firm and easy to roll out, making it ideal for imprinting with a rolling pin.
Christmas Shortbread Cookie Recipe Ingredients and Estimated Cost:
Per Serving Cost: $0.06
Recipe Cost: $2.21
- ¾ cups unsalted butter – $1.20
- ¾ cups powdered sugar – $0.21
- 1 large egg – $0.10
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract – $0.15
- ½ teaspoon almond extract – $0.06
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour – $0.48
- ¼ teaspoon salt $0.01
NOTE: The recipe prices are calculated by using grocery store websites. The actual cost of the recipe will vary depending on what ingredients you already have.
How to make Christmas Shortbread Cookies
- First, preheat the oven and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Next, make the shortbread dough.
- Form the dough into a ball.
- Divide the dough in half, and roll the dough out on a floured surface until it is ¼ inch think.
- Use the embossed rolling pin to roll over the dough.
- Cut the dough into circles using a 2-inch round cookie cutter.
- Place the cookies on the baking sheets and bake for 6-10 minutes.
- Finally, let the cookies cool completely before serving.
Shortbread Christmas Cookie Recipe Tips
- If you don’t like almond extract, then you can use 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract instead.
- Please don’t use anything but butter in this Shortbread Cookie recipe. To get the proper shortbread texture, you need real butter. Please don’t use margarine, vegetable shortening, or anything else.
- The same goes for the sugar. To get that fine crumb that just melts in your mouth, you need to use powdered sugar.
Storing Shortbread Christmas Cookies
SERVE: Serve the cookies once they have cooled.
STORE: Store the Embossed Shortbread Cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 4-5 days.
FREEZE: Once the cookies have cooled, transfer them to a freezer-safe container. Freeze for 1-2 months.
DEFROST: Defrost the Christmas Shortbread Cookies at room temperature for 1-2 hours before serving.
Tools you’ll need for this Shortbread Christmas Cookie Recipe
- Embossed Rolling Pin
- 2-inch round cookie cutter
- Baking sheets
- Stand mixer or handheld mixer
- Wire racks
- Measuring cups and spoons
Shortbread Cut Out Cookies Recipe FAQs:
Sugar cookies are a lighter dough that is better for cutting and decorating. We all love decorating Christmas Cookies, and sugar cookie dough is best for that. Shortbread cookies, on the other hand, are denser.
Sugar cookies are traditionally sweeter tasting than Shortbread cookies. Shortbread cookies are made with more butter, so they have a richer taste. The essential ingredients are the same for both cookies, but the ratios are different, producing two different cookies, but both are delicious!
Shortbread cookies are not soft and chewy like other cookies. Instead, they have a buttery and crunchy texture when they are done baking.
More Cookies:
- Chocolate Meringue Cookies
- Red Velvet Cookies with White Chocolate Chips
- Gingersnaps
- Cut Out Sugar Cookies
- Christmas Wreath Cookies
- Pecan Snowball Cookies
- Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Soft Gingerbread Cookies
- Easy Peppermint Bark Cookies
- Hanging Gingerbread Cookies
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Shortbread Cut Out Cookies
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Equipment
- Embossed Rolling Pin
- 2-inch round cookie cutter
- baking sheets
- stand mixer or handheld mixer
- wire racks
- measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- ¾ cups unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ***see note
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
PREP OVEN AND COOKIE SHEETS:
- Move the oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
MAKE SHORTBREAD DOUGH:
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and powdered sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg and extracts, and cream until well combined.
- In another bowl whisk together salt and flour.
- Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating well.
ROLL OUT DOUGH:
- Form dough into a ball, and divide it in half.
- Lightly flour your work surface and roll the dough with a standard rolling pin to about ¼ inch thick.
EMBOSS AND CUT DOUGH:
- Using the embossed rolling pin, gently press and roll over dough.
- Cut dough into circles using a 2-inch round cookie cutter.
- Place the shortbread rounds on the prepared baking sheet spacing them 1 inch apart.
BAKE AND COOL:
- Bake one cookie sheet at a time for 6-10 minutes or until the shortbread is light golden brown.
- Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Then transfer the shortbread to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 4-5 days.
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Thank you for the shortbread recipe! I bought an embossing roller but no recipe was included and I had no idea what to do. Thank you very much!!
can the almond extract be switched out for other flavorings
Yes, you can switch out the almond extract in a shortbread cookie recipe for other flavorings.
Awesome cookies. I put mine in the freezer for about 10 minutes so the emboss is more defined.
These cookies aren’t really sweet. They are just right. They are delicious with lemon extract added.