5-ingredient Italian CHRISTMAS COOKIES | Assorted Shortbread using 1 Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is lower in saturated fat and margarine is often more affordable.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

Into a medium to large food processor, add the flour, salt, and powdered sugar.

Cut the butter into small pieces and add it to the food processor.

Blend the ingredients for about a minute until they resemble pie crust.

Add 2 egg yolks to the mixture.

Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract (optional).

Process the ingredients until a rough dough forms, which may take a few minutes.

Tip the cookie dough onto your work surface and use your hands to bring it together.

Lightly flour your work area and roll out the dough to about a quarter of an inch thick.

Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes, or roll the dough into small logs.

Place the cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Freeze the cookies for about 10 minutes before baking.

Bake the cookies at 350°F (180°C) for 8 to 13 minutes.

Melt dark and milk chocolate in the microwave in 30 to 45-second intervals.

Pour the melted chocolate over the cookies or dunk the cookies directly into the chocolate.

Tap the tray onto the counter to smooth out the chocolate.

Use a piping bag or ziploc bag to drizzle chocolate onto the cookies if desired.

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