Recipe: Tasty Cinnamon Shortbread cookies

Cinnamon Shortbread cookies. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt and cinnamon, set aside. Gradually add the flour mixture and mix until almost combined. Move to a flat surface and gently knead to form a compact dough.

You don't even have to wait for the butter to come up to room temperature. The most time consuming part is waiting the hour (or longer if it works better with your schedule) for the dough to rest before rolling out. This holiday Season, these Cinnamon Shortbread cookies will transform your house into a Christmas wonderland. You can cook Cinnamon Shortbread cookies using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cinnamon Shortbread cookies

1. It's 1 of and 1/2 cups all purpose flour.
2. Prepare 2/3 cup of pure cane sugar.
3. It's 1 stick of softened unsalted butter cut into cubes.
4. Prepare 2 tbsp of Vanilla extract.
5. You need 1 of large egg.
6. Prepare 2 tbsp of ground cinnamon.
7. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.
8. You need 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
9. Prepare of Pure cane sugar to sprinkle on top before baking.

Save Combine all shortbread ingredients in bowl. Stir together all topping ingredients in small bowl; sprinkle over shortbread. Prick dough all over with fork. Cinnamon Shortbread Cookies made with crushed candied pieces.

Cinnamon Shortbread cookies step by step

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Cream butter and sugar together untill mixed very well.
3. Mix flour into butter/sugar blend.
4. Mix in cinnamon,baking soda, and salt.
5. Mix in vanilla extract and egg.
6. Mix into a well incorporated dough (I used my hands to mix and knead the dough to ensure it was well mixed).
7. Roll dough a quarter inch flat in between two sheets of parchment paper (it's cleaner then a floured surface and still non stick) and removed top sheet and cut with cookie cutters.
8. Place cookies on sheet pan lined with parchment paper and sprinkle with cane sugar to your liking and bake for ten minutes....enjoy after cooling.

These Gourmet cookies are perfect snacks or gifts. Enjoy Cinnamon Snaps gourmet cookies now. Add the cinnamon and beat to combine. Add the flour and salt, and mix on low speed until the dough just comes together, being careful not to overmix. If the dough is crumbly, use your hand to gently knead it until it comes together.