How to decorate shortbread cookies

Cut out shortbread cookies are soft, buttery, and melt in your mouth. Made with a simple 5-ingredient cookie dough and decorated with optional royal icing.

Whipped shortbread cookies may look fancy, but they are incredibly simple to make. This four ingredient recipe for melt-in-your-mouth Whipped Shortbread Cookies is an absolute necessity for the holiday baking season. Decorate with chocolate, sprinkles, jam – the possibilities are endless.

These easy shortbread Christmas cookies with sprinkles are super simple to make and look so festive on a holiday cookie plate.

Cranberry Almond Shortbread Cookies are soft and buttery in the center, loaded with sweetened cranberries, and dipped in white chocolate.

These soft, buttery shortbread cookies only need 4 pantry ingredients and are melt-in-your-mouth delicious!

Whipped shortbread cookies may look fancy, but they are incredibly simple to make. This four ingredient recipe for melt-in-your-mouth Whipped Shortbread Cookies is an absolute necessity for the holiday baking season. Decorate with chocolate, sprinkles, jam – the possibilities are endless.

Brown sugar shortbread cookies are the easiest Christmas cookie recipe you'll ever make! Buttery, rich, and crisp, make them with or without cookie stamps.

These chocolate sugar cookies are easy to roll, cut, and bake! They have a rich, chocolatey flavor and soft, chewy texture. Decorate with royal icing or enjoy as-is.

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These Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies are easy to make with no chilling required. Includes 7 festive variations perfect for the holidays.