Description
Delight your Halloween guests with these spooky and delicious Halloween Shortbread Cookies. These buttery cookies are studded with chocolate chips and festive sprinkles, perfect for the season!
Ingredients
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Cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips, plus more for melting (optional)
- ⅓ cup Halloween sprinkles, divided
Instructions
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed for about 3 minutes, until fluffy.
- Beat in Flavorings: Beat in the vanilla extract, followed by the egg yolk.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Turn the mixer to low speed. Add the flour and salt and mix until just incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips followed by all but 1 tablespoon of the sprinkles. Do not overmix.
- Form Dough: For slice and bake cookies, form dough into a 10-inch log. Roll it in plastic wrap and chill for about 2 hours or until firm. Slice and bake or cut out cookies as desired.
- Bake: Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes until the edges just begin to turn golden brown. Let cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes then transfer to racks to cool completely.
- Decorate: If desired, melt extra chocolate chips and use a zip lock bag to decorate the cookies with faces or designs.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Halloween, Shortbread Cookies, Halloween Cookies, Chocolate Chips, Sprinkles
