A couple of days ago, I saw this shortbread cookie recipe on Amibika’s Kitchen and couldn’t wait to bake it. Amibika described it as having a soft, melty texture which reminded me of the heavenly, melt-in-your-mouth Lime Meltaways that I posted 2 years ago.
Amibika found the original Butterscotch Shortbread Recipe on Taste of Home. I didn’t want to trek to the store to buy butterscotch chips and English toffee bits, so I substituted mini cinnamon chips. I also decided to use a Christmas tree cookie cutter instead of a round one and I dressed them up with a powdered sugar glaze and sprinkles.
It’s a tender, not very sweet cookie. The chilled dough was easy to roll out and the scraps came together beautifully to make more cookies. The recipe made 24 Christmas tree cookies.
Ingredients
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mini cinnamon chips
Directions
- In a small bowl, sift together flour, cornstarch and salt and set aside.
- Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer using the paddle attachment. Add the vanilla and beat until combined. Add the dry ingredients and beat until just blended. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4th inch thickness. Cut with a fluted 2 inch round cookie cutter (I used a Christmas Tree Cookie Cutter). Place the cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets or cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Don't over bake. Transfer to wire rack to cool.
This post is week 10 of my 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies posts. I hope you get some great ideas checking out all of the fabulous cookies the other 12 weeks of Christmas Cookies (and sweets) bakers baked up for this week.
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So pretty and Christmassy!
Cheers,
Rosa
How unique. These cookies must be flavorful and delicious. So perfect for gift-giving.
So pretty! These would be perfect as Xmas gifts
Oh just goregoue – perfect gift!
Very pretty. And buttery cookies like this that aren’t that sweet are the kind I like best.
How PRETTY these are! I bet they just melt in your mouth!
I love shortbread cookies. I think they are the perfect snack to enjoy with a mug of coffee or tea. I’ve never tried making anything with cinnamon chips before so this really caught my interest. I think the little trees are adorable. They remind me of the kind of things that my kids like. I think these would be the perfect cookies to serve my quests over the holidays, as a more kind of grown-up cookie. Maybe I even give some to my neighbours or co-workers if they like it. Thanks for posting
Delightful cookies and pretty perfect looking I must say.
I love the shape of your cookies. You were talking about Lime Meltaways. I’ve made them last year and they are so good. Everybody loved them.
These look fabulous! I love the idea of cinnamon chips in shortbread. Yum!
What cute little cookies. Love the cinnamon flavor.
Those sound really good, I bought some of those chips but have yet to use them. They sound perfect for these.
Love shortbread cookies and the thought of a cinnamon flavor weaved in and out with a lovely glaze on top just makes it all the better! These are awesome. I do something similar but with mini choc chips and make it into sticks!
I don’t usually make shortbread cookies, but these are making me want to change my ways!
These look perfect! Love the photo of all the christmas trees stacked up! The lighting is great in that shot!
I love the cinnamon chips in the shortbread – holy yum! Your frosting looks so pretty on top and it would be a nice surprise to bite into one to realize it’s shortbread and not your typical sugar cookie!
Love your substitution of the cinnamon chips and your frosting and decorations just make them perfect for gift giving.
I have seen these cinnamon chips before but haven’t used them. This recipe gives me the courage to try!
I love cinnamon chips! These cookies sound absolutely fabulous and perfect for Christmas time. I also need to try some Lime Meltaways!!
Those are adorable.
Those shortbread cookies look so tasty. Following you on Pinterest now.
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~ Dana
These look yummy and cinnamon shortbread wow just amazing flavors ….
Christmas trees and cinnamon are the perfect combination. I’ve been so into cookie baking in the last week or two I just can’t stop. Had to give a whole lot to the neighbours yesterday so people don’t mistake me for Santa by Christmas day!
I know what I am going to make with the cinnamon chips in our freezer:)
Hey Barbara! Thanks for trying the recipe
Love the idea of cinnamon chips, perfect for the holidays!!
These cookies are so cute, Barbara! Love the addition of the cinnamon chips and those green and red sprinkles and a charm!
Ils sont à croquer, que de bonnes idées chez toi
Je te souhaite une belle journée
Valérie
Those look wonderful, Barbara. I love those cinnamon chips! Even if the cookie is not too sweet (which I like, actually) the frosting makes up for it!
those are so cute and look delicious!
So festive and pretty! I love cinnamon chips!
These shortbread cookies are so much more appealing to me that standard sugar cookies. Very sumptuous with mini chips, frosting and sprinkles. It is so much fun to bake during the holiday season!
They’re so pretty mum! And kid friendly too with the decorations
xxx
These cookies are beautiful. I love shortbread cookies, I bet they are even tastier with cinnamon chips.
I love the short ingredient list on these cookies and they look perfectly pretty for the holidays.
This cookies is very cute and unique to be shared this coming Christmas Season. I really love the Christmas Cookies. I will try this one..
So delicate and crisp the cookie look! Shortbread cookie it is this Christmas and will hunt for the same cookie cutter. Love the cinnamon in it and those lovely sprinkles.
These sound like a terrific cookie and oh so festive!
I like the sound of cinnamon shortbread cookies. I have some cinnamon chips left over from the last recipe I made…I know how I am going to use them.
I didn’t even know MINI cinnamon chips existed! These sound wonderful!
Oh my golly! These look wonderful! And thank you for using cinnamon chips. I’m going to look through your other recipes using these delicious morsels.
Hi Barbara! This looks so festive. I can’t wait for Christmas to come already. Thank you for stopping by my blog
Hi Barbara! You have egg listed in the directions, but none in the ingredients list. Is there egg in these cookies, and if so, how many? I’d really like to try them….. Thanks! Josie
Hi Josie – sorry, the egg in the directions was a mistake. I changed the directions a bit from the original recipe because I like to prepare my dry ingredients before creaming the butter and sugar, so everything is ready to add, similar to other cookie recipes I make, and the egg was inadvertently added. Thanks for noticing that mistake. I have updated the recipe. I hope you enjoy it. Merry Christmas!
Sounds like a good project for tomorrow morning. I need to make one more cookie. I just got a load of good cinnamon chips so away I go.
A Blessed Christmas to you and your family and thank you for all you do
Libby