Christmas Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 sticks butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar (plus 1 tablespoon, or a heaping 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon milk, or enough to moisten
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add baking soda, and all flour at once, stirring in as much as you can and then kneading in the rest.
- Form into balls the size of a large marble. Place on a parchment paper-covered cookie sheet and flatten slightly with your palm. Alternatively, press dough into a 9x13" baking pan.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with the rack in the middle slot. When heated, put cookie sheet in the oven and immediately lower to 300. Bake between 10-20 minutes, depending on thickness, watching carefully and removing as soon as edges just begin to brown.
- If desired, cool and frost; combine remaining ingredients until smooth and spread over cookies. Decorate as desired.
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