🍪 The Best Holiday Shortbread Cookies You'll Ever Make 🎄 Anna Olson Recipe

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a subtle flavor while reducing saturated fat.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness and moisture.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate chunks

Dark chocolate has less sugar and more antioxidants.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

Beat unsalted butter to soften and aerate it until fluffy.

Scrape down the bowl to ensure even mixing of butter.

Add icing sugar and mix until combined.

Add vanilla extract and mix.

Add all-purpose flour, potato starch, and salt, mixing until the dough comes together.

Fold in mini chocolate chips by hand.

Divide the dough into equal portions using a number 40 scoop, then cut each portion in half.

Shape each portion into a round and press down using a fork or cookie stamp.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (149°C).

Place cookies on a baking tray and bake for 30 minutes, checking for browning at the edges.

Let cookies cool on the tray before serving.

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