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a bunch of cinnamon shortbread cookies stacked with a bow on top.

Cinnamon Shortbread Cookies

Brooke Homec
These cinnamon shortbread cookies are a buttery, crisp shortbread cookie filled with spice and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. They're a delicious twist on a classic.
5 from 24 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20
Calories 163 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup (227 g) butter room temp
  • ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup (55 g) brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) salt
  • ¾ teaspoon (0.75 teaspoon) cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon (0.13 teaspoon) nutmeg
  • 2¼ cups (300 g) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar for sprinkling on cookies
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon for sprinkling on cookies

Instructions
 

  • In a medium mixing bowl fitted with the paddle attachment, blend together butter and sugars for 2-3 minutes on medium until pale and fluffy.
  • Add salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour and mix until completely incorporated. The dough may seem a bit crumbly, but it will come together.
  • Roll out to be about ½ inch thick or however you like your cookies. Use a cookie cutter and cut dough, placing on a parchment lined baking sheet as you go. The cookies do not spread, so you can place them close together. Once all dough has been cut, place cookie sheet in the fridge for 20 minutes to allow dough to chill. They can refrigerate longer if you want, just make sure to cover them well so they don't dry out.
  • Preheat oven to 325 F. Sprinkle chilled cookie dough with cinnamon/sugar mixture and bake for 15-17 minutes. You want just the edges to start to turn a light brown. I like to sprinkle extra cinnamon/sugar after baking also.

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Notes

If you don't have a cookie cutter you want to use, you can roll the dough into a log in parchment or wax paper, chill and then just cut the log to make circles. 
If you find your cookie dough is too crumbly to stay together, just add a tablespoon or two of water.
These are also great drizzled with some white chocolate once cooled.
These cookies will stay fresh for a few weeks. If you have a tin to store them in that is best. But any airtight container will do. They'll just soften more.

Nutrition

Calories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 103mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 284IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
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