valentine's slice-and-bake cinnamon heart shortbread cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup heart-shaped cinnamon candies, ground into a fine powder
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins


• beat butter in a large bowl with a hand mixer until fluffy; add vanilla extract, confectioners' sugar, ground cinnamon candies, and cornstarch and mix with hand mixer until combined.
• incorporate flour 1/4 cup at a time, mixing with your hands until all flour is used and dough comes together.
• divide dough into halves; roll each into an 8-inch cylinder. wrap each cylinder in waxed paper and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour to overnight.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). remove dough from freezer and let thaw just until slightly softened.
• cut dough into 1/4-inch slices and arrange baking sheets.
• bake in preheated oven until firm along the edges but not yet browned, about 10 minutes. cool cookies on racks for 5 minutes before moving to a rack to cool completely.