Dessert

Iced Shortbread Cut-Out Cookies is for Dessert.

Iced Shortbread Cut-Out Cookies takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Iced Shortbread Cut-Out Cookies takes 20 minutes to cook.

Iced Shortbread Cut-Out Cookies makes 56 servings.

The ingredients for Iced Shortbread Cut-Out Cookies are:

Cookies:

6 oz. (1 and a half sticks) unsalted butter, softened
? cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
? tsp. almond extract
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Cookie Icing:

1 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp. milk
1 tbsp. light corn syrup
? tsp. almond extract

Here is how you make Iced Shortbread Cut-Out Cookies:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until they are just combined. Add the extracts. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt; then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and roll shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes. Roll the dough 1/2-inch thick and cut out shapes. Place them on an ungreased sheet pan and chill for 10 minutes. Bake for 20 minutes (for large cubes) or 10-12 minutes (for small pieces) until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature before icing.Icing:In a small bowl, blend together confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush.

The nutritional information for Iced Shortbread Cut-Out Cookies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 56
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 47.1

• Total Fat: 2.5 g
• Cholesterol: 6.7 mg
• Sodium: 0.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 5.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
• Protein: 0.4 g