Cinnamon Chip Shortbread Cookies
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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.
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Cinnamon Chip Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 1-¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter softened
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mini cinnamon chips
Instructions
- 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 ¼th 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.
Joy
Those are adorable.
BreAna {Sugar and Spice and All Things Iced}
I love cinnamon chips! These cookies sound absolutely fabulous and perfect for Christmas time. I also need to try some Lime Meltaways!!
Donna
I have seen these cinnamon chips before but haven’t used them. This recipe gives me the courage to try!
Paula
Love your substitution of the cinnamon chips and your frosting and decorations just make them perfect for gift giving.
Becki's Whole Life
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!
Lauren from Lauren's Latest
These look perfect! Love the photo of all the christmas trees stacked up! The lighting is great in that shot!
Deborah
I don’t usually make shortbread cookies, but these are making me want to change my ways!
Kitchen Belleicious
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!
Sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and more
Those sound really good, I bought some of those chips but have yet to use them. They sound perfect for these.
Lisa @ Sweet as Sugar Cookies
What cute little cookies. Love the cinnamon flavor.
Tracy
These look fabulous! I love the idea of cinnamon chips in shortbread. Yum!
Helene
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.
Nisrine
Delightful cookies and pretty perfect looking I must say.
holidayrecipes
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
Sue
How PRETTY these are! I bet they just melt in your mouth!
Kalyn
Very pretty. And buttery cookies like this that aren’t that sweet are the kind I like best.
Delishhh
Oh just goregoue – perfect gift!
Yuri - Chef Pandita
So pretty! These would be perfect as Xmas gifts 🙂
Amy
How unique. These cookies must be flavorful and delicious. So perfect for gift-giving.
Rosa
So pretty and Christmassy!
Cheers,
Rosa