Description
Indulge in the festive spirit with these delightful Halloween Shortbread Cookies! With their buttery texture and rich flavor, these cookies are a perfect treat for the spooky season or any occasion. Enhanced with mini chocolate chips and colorful sprinkles, they’re sure to impress everyone at your Halloween party or family gathering. Easy to make and fun for kids to decorate, this recipe will become a beloved tradition. Enjoy the melt-in-your-mouth goodness of these crumbly treats while creating wonderful memories with loved ones.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg yolk (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup Halloween sprinkles (divided)
Instructions
- Cream the butter and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy.
- Beat in vanilla extract and egg yolk until well combined.
- Gradually add flour and salt on low speed, mixing until just incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips and all but 1 tablespoon of sprinkles.
- For slice-and-bake cookies, form dough into a log, wrap it in plastic, and chill for 2 hours. Slice into rounds; for cut-out cookies, roll out dough, chill, then cut shapes using cookie cutters.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden brown. Cool before decorating.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg