Ingredients for - Shortbread Christmas Cookies
How to cook deliciously - Shortbread Christmas Cookies
1. Stage
Whisk together flour, white sugar, and salt in a large bowl; with a pastry cutter, cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
2. Stage
Stir rum extract, almond extract, and water together in a small bowl. Stir into flour mixture, a little bit at a time, until mixture holds together in a ball when you squeeze it.
3. Stage
Place dough on a floured work surface and sprinkle with flour; roll out into a sheet 1/4 inch thick. Cut into shapes with floured cookie cutters, and place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Cover with a layer of plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Stage
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
5. Stage
Bake cookies in the preheated oven just until the edges are lightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes. Allow to cool on sheets for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to finish cooling. Cool completely before decorating.
6. Stage
For frosting, whisk confectioners' sugar and milk together in a bowl until smooth. If desired, divide frosting into small bowls and tint each to desired shade with food coloring.
7. Stage
Frost cooled cookies. Sprinkle with edible glitter before frosting sets.
