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Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies with Vanilla Bean Glaze
Decadent shortbread is studded with vanilla bean caviar and topped with a vanilla bean glaze as a Christmastime treat. These Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies with a Vanilla Bean Glaze cookies taste like the holidays in a single bite!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 90 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 vanilla bean split (use about ¾ the caviar, leaving some for the glaze)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup milk (skim or non-dairy OK)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Vanilla Bean Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ vanilla bean (from above)
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk (skim or non-dairy OK)
Instructions
- Cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy using a hand (or stand) mixer in a large bowl.
- Add the caviar from the split vanilla bean, vanilla extract and milk. Blend with the butter and sugar mixture until smooth and well incorporated.
- Sift together the flour and salt, then add to the wet ingredients, mixing until the batter just comes together. (Mine was a little bit crumbly, and that's OK. To check and make sure that yours will form into balls for the next step, just grab a little piece of the dough and press it together in your hand. If it forms a ball without falling apart, you're good to go. If it doesn't, add an additional tablespoon of milk until it does this.)
- Cover with plastic wrap and let chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
- While the dough chills, make the glaze.
- Combine the powdered sugar, the rest of the caviar from the vanilla bean, the vanilla extract and milk in a smaller bowl and whisk until smooth. Set aside.
- Once your dough has finished chilling, preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Scoop out 1" rounds of the dough and place them in a single layer on the baking sheet. Be sure to give these cookies a little space between themselves so they can spread as they bake. Use a fork to flatten the tops of the cookies and make criss-cross marks, as shown in the images above.
- Bake the cookies for 15-20 minutes (or until slightly browned and crisp).
- Let cool on a wire rack, then drizzle with the glaze and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cookie
Calories
90kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
18mg
(1%)
Potassium
13mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
161IU
(3%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 90
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 90kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 18mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 13mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 161IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.