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Melting Moments
Easy little shortbread drop cookies with a melt in your mouth texture!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
chilling
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 164 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
for the cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
for the frosting
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- cream or milk to thin
- grated chocolate for garnish
Instructions
- Blend together the soft butter, sugar, cornstarch and flour until everything is well incorporated. Cover with plastic and chill for at least an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Using a small spoon or a scoop, form small heaps or balls of dough and set them on an ungreased, cookie sheet. You can use parchment paper if you like.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until the bottoms are just starting to turn a light brown. The tops will be white. Let the cookies cool a while on the baking sheet, and then transfer them carefully to a cooling rack. The cookies are very delicate, so use a very thin spatula to move them.
- Let them cool completely before frosting.
- Make the frosting by mixing the butter, sugar, vanilla, and enough milk or cream to make a spreadable consistency. It should be quite thick.
- Dab it on top of the cooled cookies, and garnish with some grated chocolate.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
164kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
2mg
(0%)
Potassium
10mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
319IU
(6%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 164
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 164kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 10mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 319IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.