Christmas Butter Cookies

A buttery melt in your mouth shortbread cookie.

• Ingredients:
• 
  
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 1  1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsps vanilla
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• Sprinkles

Sift the flour and icing sugar together.

In a large mixer bowl cream the butter, then add the flour/sugar in 2 or 3 additions. Next add the vanilla and mix until well combined. Add some sprinkles to the dough.

Roll into 1" balls and place on a parchment line baking sheet.

• 
  

You can "sprinkle" more sprinkles on the top of each ball or for an easier, more-sprinkle way dip each ball into a bowl of sprinkles. Place back on the baking sheet and gently press down with a fork.

Bake at 350 F for 12-13 minutes or until the edges are just golden. These pictured below may have been in a minute longer than necessary.

Once cooled these cookies may be stored in a tin for weeks.
Makes 3 dozen