Strawberry Shortbread

Name: Strawberry Shortbread
Ingredients: 34 cup butter, softened; 13 cup instant dissolving fruit sugar or 13 cup berry sugar; 12 teaspoon vanilla; 1 pinch salt; 1 12 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons strawberry jam; 1 cup icing sugar; 4 teaspoons milk; 2 drops red food coloring; 2 tablespoons coarse sugar

10 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

34 cup butter, softened
13 cup instant dissolving fruit sugar or 13 cup berry sugar
12 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch salt
1 12 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons strawberry jam
1 cup icing sugar
4 teaspoons milk
2 drops red food coloring
2 tablespoons coarse sugar

Directions

1

In bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy.
2

Beat in vanilla and salt.
3

Stir in flour.
4

Between waxed paper, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
5

Using 2 or 3-inch decorative cookie cutters, cut out shapes.
6

Freeze on parchment paper-lined rimless baking sheets for 10 minutes until firm.
7

Bake in center of 300F oven for 30-35 minutes or until firm to the touch and slightly golden around edges.
8

Transfer to racks; let cool.
9

GLAZE:.
10

Strain jam through fine sieve into large bowl to remove pieces of strawberry.
11

Beat in icing sugar,1 tablespoon of the milk and food colouring, adding up to 1 teaspoon more milk to make spreadable if necessary.
12

Spread glaze over tops of cookies.
13

Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
14

Let stand for about 4 hours or until glaze is set.