DIY Christmas Gifts: Cookies

Hey Everyone!

I hope you are enjoying your Holiday Season :) 

Every year I make Shortbread Cookies & Sugar Cookies to give to friends and family. 

This year I made shortbread with chocolate chips, cinnamon-sugar rimmed sugar cookies and shortbread dipped in dark chocolate and crushed candy canes.

It's a great last minute gift idea, it's fun, pretty and easy to do, here are the recipes: 

Shortbread Recipe (my mom's) 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup  flour
• 1/2 cup corn starch
• 1/2 icing sugar
• 3/4 cup  butter
• Chocolate chips (as many as you can mix in)
• Dark Bakers Chocolate (for dipping) 
• Crushed Candy Canes

Directions:

1. Sift together dry ingredients.
2. Blend in butter until soft, smooth dough forms
3. Roll dough to 1/4 inch balls and press flat 
4. Bake at 300 for 15-20 minutes
5. Cool and Decorate 

Sugar Cookie Recipe: (Martha Steward Living) 

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Cinnamon Sugar for rolling 

Directions:

1. Mix dry ingredients in bowl 
2. cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
3. Beat in egg and vanilla. gradually add flour mixture; beat until combined. 
4. Divide dough in half; flatten into disks. 
5. Wrap each in plastic; freeze until firm, at least 20 minutes, or place in a 
6. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 
7. Line baking sheets with parchment. 
8. Roll out 1/8 inch thick between two sheets of floured parchment
9. Dip edges in cinnamon sugar 
10. Bake, rotating halfway through, until edges are golden, 10 to 18 minutes