Maxine's Shortbread Stockings
55 min
You will need a Christmas stocking cutter. (If you can't find one, substitute stockings for maybe stars or snowmen).
Madmaxx90
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Ingredients
Makes: 24 biscuits
- 250g soft butter
- 125g icing sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 280g plain flour
- 4 tablespoons cornflour
Method
Prep:40min ›
Cook:15min ›
Ready in:55min
- Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Line 2 baking trays with baking parchment.
- Beat butter with icing sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy. Sift the flour and cornflour over the butter mixture. Stir to form a dough. Chill for 30 minutes in the fridge.
- Roll out dough until 4mm thick. Cut out your stockings and place them on the prepared trays.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes until pale golden. Cool on a wire rack.
- When cool mix a some icing sugar with a little water and divide into a few bowls. Add a few drops of different colouring to each bowl. Decorate your stockings with the coloured icing. Leave to set. ENJOY!!
