I know…I know. I’m leap-frogging right over Thanksgiving and making a beeline for Christmas. Couldn’t help it, though, because I’m anxious to share my first 2014 Christmas cookie. It’s a deliciously crisp and buttery shortbread cookie with a thin layer of dark chocolate beneath.
I bought this Birkmann cookie stamp a few weeks ago at Marshalls:
and I bought several others at T.J. Maxx:
The stamps measure approx. 2 3/4″ across, so it’s a pretty good-sized cookie. I’ve done a brief on-line search for them, and I was unsuccessful. There are, however, some beautiful cookie stamps at Rycraft. I used their snowflake stamp last year with great results.
Stamped Shortbread Cookie
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 sticks salted butter* (8 oz.)
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup rice flour
Instructions
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Cream together sugar and butter. In a separate bowl, combine all-purpose flour and rice flour. Add slowly to creamed mixture and mix until fully combined. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
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Roll out dough to 1/4" thickness, sprinkling scant amount of flour on dough for easy rolling. Dip stamp into flour and press into dough. Using a plain, round cookie cutter (approx 2 3/4" in diameter), cut around the stamped shape and place on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees until the edges are lightly browned, approx. 15 - 20 minutes.
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While cookies are cooling, melt 1 cup dark chocolate chips and 1/2 teaspoon shortening on medium power in the microwave. Set timer for one minute and stir. Repeat in 30-second intervals until chocolate is smooth and glossy. Using a table knife, spread melted chocolate over bottoms of cooled cookies and let set overnight to dry.
Recipe Notes
*no substitutions here...has to be real butter
Yield using the 2 3/4" cutter: 20 cookies
On another note…
As I was doing some shopping last week, I found these holiday dishes that I TOTALLY fell in love with. I stood there, dishes in hand, and asked myself that age-old question “do I really NEED these????”. The answer…an unequivocal “NO”.
Thankfully, I showed no restraint and bought a complete service for 12:
It’s called Royal Stafford Christmas home, and it just makes me smile. Here’s hoping the upcoming holiday season finds you smiling too 😉
“A”
“Because you know I’m all about that plate
‘Bout that plate…..”
We are obsessed with that song! Lol…. I love the plates. They are beautiful! The cookies look almost too good to eat. Can’t wait to taste them. ❄️⛄️
Adorable!
Thanks!!
I just scored a good deal on butter, so I’ll be trying these cookies tomorrow, shortbread being Liam’s favorite. Now to figure out how to justify a new set of Christmas dishes….
HaHa…(’bout the plate). Good one. Cookies look great, love the chocolate addition to the bottom too!
I want to eat as many of these cookies as can fit into my body.
Lucky for me that your body is fit and trim…but I love you enough to make more 😉