roll around shortbread
categories:  Cookies | Desserts   

Prepared: 2007-12-17

These cookies are colourful and fun, with lots of possibilities for variety. Best of all, kids can make them with your help.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup miniature chocolate chips, chopped glaceed fruit, coarsly crushed smarties or m&ms, nuts, etc.

Preparation:

• Using electric mixer, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• In separate bowl, stir together flour and baking powder.
• Using wooden spoon, graudally stir flour mixture into butter mixture (ok, we finished this step with the electric mixer on low).
• Stir in chocolate chips or candies at the very end.
• Using rounded tablespoonfuls of dough, shape into balls.
• Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
• Chill for at least 1 hour or up to a day.
• Preheat oven to 375F.
• Sift icing sugar into shallow bowl.
• Bake in center of oven for 10 minutes.
• Cool for 3 minutes.
• Immediately roll each cookie in icing sugar to coat well.

makes 60 servings