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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 7, 2014
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Looking for a perfect Christmas dessert? Then check out these beautiful snowflake cookies decorated with white icing and sugar.

Snowflake Shortbread

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 90
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pouch (7 oz) white cookie icing
  • Coarse white sparkling sugar

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating well. In small bowl, mix flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended.
  • Step 
    3
    On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch snowflake-shaped cookie cutter. On cookie sheets, place cutouts 1 inch apart.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Decorate with white icing; sprinkle with sparkling sugar. Store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container at room temperature.

Nutrition

40 Calories
2g Total Fat
0g Protein
6g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
40
Total Fat
2g
0%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
0%
Sodium
25mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
6g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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