Spiced Shortbread Cookies

These crumbly Holiday Spiced Shortbread Cookies are super delicious and easy to make. Cut into wedges, they are perfect for dessert or to dip in your coffee

Course Dessert

Cuisine British

Keyword christmas cookies, holiday desserts, shorbread, spiced cookies

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 20

Total Time 45

Servings cookies

Calories 185kcal

Author Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

1/2 cup chilled butter chopped into cubes
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 F
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside
Mix the dry ingredients together
In a food processor add the dry ingredients and cut-up cubes of butter to it and give it several pulses till it resembles a crumbly mixture
Take it out of the food processor onto a floured surface and knead it into a dough. Shape it into it into a roughly 8-inch circle, about 1/4 inch in thickness. Take a knife and cut into wedges. Poke holes on the surface using a fork. Crimp the edges if you wish. Chill it in the fridge for 20 minutes
Arrange on the prepped cookie sheet
Bake for 18-20 minutes till the edges turn golden brown. Take it out and using a knife cut the wedges while it is still warm. Let the cookies cool completely on a cooling rack before serving

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