Filled Shortbread Logs

Name: Filled Shortbread Logs
Ingredients: 1 cup Butter, Softened; 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 2-1/4 cups All-purpose Flour; 3/4 cups Jam Or Melted Chocolate; 1 cup Powdered Sugar; 3 Tablespoons Milk

7 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 cup Butter, Softened
1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2-1/4 cups All-purpose Flour
3/4 cups Jam Or Melted Chocolate
1 cup Powdered Sugar
3 Tablespoons Milk

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2

In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar, vanilla and flour until combined. It will be crumbly but will stay together when formed into shapes.
3

Divide dough into 4 equal balls. Form each ball into a log the length of the cookie sheet with a depression in the centre. They should be long and skinny, about 1-1 1/2 inchs wide.
4

Bake 12-15 minutes. When warm, fill with desired fillings (jam or chocolate).
5

Mix powdered sugar and milk together to create a runny icing. You may need more milk to get a good consistency. Using a spoon, drizzle icing over filled shortbread logs.
6

Cut on the diagonal into pieces once cooled.