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SUMMER BERRY SHORTBREAD COOKIES

  • Author: Katelyn Masters
  • Prep Time: 2 hours 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
  • Yield: 28 1x

Description

These rich, buttery stars are a fusion of sandy shortbread and classic cutout cookies,  spangled with bright, juicy summer berries.


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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened (two sticks or sixteen tablespoons)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 21/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 egg white
  • fresh blueberries and/or diced strawberries
  • coarse decorating sugar

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar with an electric mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
  2. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and salt and mix well.
  3. Gradually add in flour and mix until combined.
  4. Cover and refrigerate for two hours.
  5. After the dough has chilled, preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  6. With a rolling pin, roll out dough to 1/4″ thickness on a lightly floured surface.
  7. Cut dough into desired shapes with cookie cutters or a knife and place on prepared pan.
  8. Mix together egg white with 1/2 teaspoon water and brush each cookie with the egg wash.
  9. Place fresh fruit on top of cookies and then sprinkle with coarse sugar.
  10. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until the edges turn golden.

Keywords: berry shortbread cutout cookies