Shortbread Stamp Cookies
These exceptionally beautiful yet easy-to-make Shortbread Stamp Cookies will always be the highlight of your Christmas cookie box. These cookies are super fun to make and can come in a ton of different shapes.
Ingredients
For The Stamped Cookies
- 2½ cups All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Powdered sugar, Sifted
- ¾ cup Butter, Room temperature and softened
- 1 Eggs, Room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
For The Glaze
- 1½ cup Powdered sugar, Sifted
- 1½ tablespoon Butter
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 2-3 tablespoon Warm water
Instructions
How To Make The Cookies
- Sift the flour and salt, and set them aside.2½ cups All-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon Salt
- Set the mixer on the paddle attachment and beat the butter and the powdered sugar until combined.1 cup Powdered sugar, ¾ cup Butter
- Add in the egg and vanilla extract and beat.1 Eggs, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Add the flour in two passes, and mix with a spatula. Do not overmix.
- Shape the dough into a disk and wrap it in cling wrap, and chill for one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- After an hour put the dough on the counter for 10 minutes. Make small balls of dough.
- Gently press the stamp on the dough to grease it lightly, then press it into a small dish of flour, then tap the stamp to drop the excess flour. Press the stamp on the dough ball, and press until you can see the dough from the sides.
- If the dough is wider than the stamp, cut the dough with a cookie cutter to make the edges clean and sharp.
- Place the cookies on the lined baking sheets, leave an inch of space and bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool down for only e few minutes and brush the glaze on them.
How To Make The Glaze
- Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and warm water, and mix well.1½ cup Powdered sugar, 1½ tablespoon Butter, 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice, ½ teaspoon Cinnamon, 2-3 tablespoon Warm water
- The mixture should look like warm honey, If it is too stiff, add one tablespoon of warm water at a time.
- Brush this mixture over the warm cookies. Do not let cookies cool down completely or the glaze won't adhere to them.
Nutrition
Calories: 129kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 123mgPotassium: 24mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 251IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
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