Vanilla Bean Cookies

5 from 1 vote

Vanilla bean cookies are the perfect Christmas cookies! You'll love the rich vanilla flavor in this easy shortbread cookie recipe!

Prep Time10

Cook Time14

Total Time24

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy, fast

Servings:

Calories: 76.6kcal

Ingredients

1.25 cup all-purpose flour
8 tablespoon salted butter cold
⅓ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon egg white
½ vanilla bean (seeds from ½ pod)

Glaze

⅓ cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon corn syrup
2-3 teaspoon milk
½ vanilla bean (seeds from ½ pod)

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Instructions

Process the flour, butter, sugar, egg white, and the seeds from ½ a vanilla bean in a food processor until a dough begins to form.
Form the dough into a 1.5 inch thick log. Wrap in parchment and chill for 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Slice the dough into ¼ inch thick circles. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool completely.
Stir together the ingredients for the glaze.
Drizzle over the cooled cookies.

Notes

This recipe only calls for the seeds from a vanilla bean. Save the pod from the vanilla bean for other uses. One idea is to add it to a mason jar of sugar to make vanilla sugar.

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