Granny's Shortbread Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
½ cup confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 egg yolk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 (2.25 ounce) jar red decorator sugar
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained

Nutrition Info

282.8 calories
carbohydrate: 33.1 g
cholesterol: 57.7 mg
fat: 16 g
fiber: 0.8 g
protein: 2.6 g
saturatedFat: 9.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 207.3 mg
sugar: 5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Cream together the butter, sugar, salt, nutmeg and egg yolk. Add the flour a little at a time until mixture is stiff.

  3. Place onto floured board and knead lightly until the dough begins to crack. Roll out 1/4 inch thickness and cut into desired shapes.

  4. Place on un-greased cookie sheet, decorate with colored sugar crystals and maraschino cherries.

  5. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen

Recipe Note

Light, buttery shortbread cookies! Cut them into Christmas shapes and decorate with colored sugar and maraschino cherries.

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