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Daisy Shortbread Cookies

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Daisy Shortbread CookiesIt’s time for the Fill the Cookie Jar posts and this month I’ve made an adorable spring flower. I first saw these daisy shortbread cookies when Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, made them on her Food Network show. I don’t really like making rolled cookies but, since these are shortbread and not sugar, I thought I’d give it a whirl. Plus I love daisies and they just look like spring, which has already arrived in Florida.

In the past I have used a sugar cookie recipe for cut outs. No more. This shortbread, once cooked and cooled, is a sturdy cookie. When you cut out the cookies the raw dough is fragile so use care when you transfer to the cookie sheet. I have a set of graduated daisy cutters but you could use round if you like. Once the cookies come out of the oven, let them cool on the cookie sheet before transferring to the rack. Once they begin to cool they harden and are not as delicate.

I used Wilton candy melts in yellow for the centers. You could use any color you like. If making them for a baby shower use pink, blue or both for a gender reveal. Pastel colors would be perfect for an Easter party or Mother’s Day brunch. School colors would be great for a spring graduation party.

If you want to mix up the flavors omit the vanilla and substitute almond, lemon or orange extract.

2 daisy shortbread cookies on a blue plate on a yellow cloth.

Daisy Shortbread Cookies

Yield: 13 cookies with a large cutter
Prep Time: 50 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Daisy shortbread cookies are perfect for wedding showers, baby showers and to welcome spring.

Ingredients

  • ¾ pound unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
  • 5 teaspoons water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Yellow white chocolate buttons, for decoration (I used Wilton Candy Melts)

Instructions

  1. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the butter and granulated sugar until they are just combined and add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Roll the dough ¼-inch thick and cut into flower shapes with a cutter. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature.
  5. For the glaze, place the confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl and vanilla and water until you have a runny, but not too thick frosting. Using a spoon spread the glaze to the edge of each cookie and garnish the middle of each cookie with a yellow (or other color) chocolate button.

Notes

I used a large flower cookie cutter and got 13 cookies. If you use a smaller one, the yield should be around 24 cookies.

Adapted from The Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten

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© Ellen Folkman and Family Around the Table
Category: Desserts and Sweets

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  4. Christie says

    Those look so adorable! So bright and Spring like. I love using shortbread for cookies. And butter cookies! Have you tried those? SO GOOD!

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  7. Sherry Legan says

    Wow. Love it! So pretty and Springy. Yummy and Fabulous. I would love for you to come and link at The Fabulous Party.
    Happy Spring

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  10. Joanne/Wine Lady Cooks says

    Shortbread Cookies are one of my favorite cookies to bake. Your Daisy Cookie is so beautiful and is definitely calling “Spring”!

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  11. Wanda Lopez says

    I am also not a fan of roll out cookies. They drive me crazy. I’m glad you are sharing this twist using a shortbread recipe instead. Can’t wait to give it a try. Love your daises, they look perfectly delicious.

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  14. Marlys / This and That says

    Great minds think a like as I made daisy type flowers for my cutouts.. Daisies are my favorite flowers..and I can’t wait to see mine cup up once the 5 feet of snow melts..Great way to think of spring.

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  15. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says

    If I make these will they make warm temperatures come faster! They look so cute!

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  20. Audrey says

    I love these for their simplicity. I am the world’s worst cookie decorator, but I can handle these, ha ha!

    (and I am a sucker for shortbread).

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  21. Sue Lau says

    So cute! At first I thought the center was one of those mint candies with the nonpareils- forget what those are called. These make me look forward to spring!

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