FESTIVE SHORTBREAD BITES

By efriend

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup icing sugar (confectioners sugar)
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• Round festive coloured sprinkles

Details

Adapted from noshingwiththenolands.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325F. Cream butter and icing sugar together. Add the vanilla. Slowly add in the flour. Form into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator for 30 min. if too soft. Otherwise roll out on a floured surface to ¼" thick and with a 1" round cookie cutter cut out circle.
Alternately roll into multiple 1" wide logs and slice into ¼" thick pieces.
Either way, Immediately press gently into small round festive coloured sprinkles and then place on a cookie tray with a Silpat liner or parchment.
Bake for 15 min. or until lightly golden brown. Remove to cooling racks. When cool, remove to a sealed cookie container, layered with wax paper. Freezes well for up to 2 months.