Irish Cream Shortbread Cookies

Gather your Ingredients

You will need the following ingredients to make this Irish Cream Shortbread Cookies recipe (see recipe card for quantities): Unsalted Butter, Vanilla Extract, Eggs, All Purpose Flour, Baking Powder, White Sugar, Light Brown Sugar, Irish Cream and Salt.

How to Make Irish Cream Shortbread Cookies

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and both sugars with a hand mixer.
3. Add the vanilla extract and eggs and mix well. Mix in the Irish Cream.
4. Stir in the sifted flour, salt and baking powder.
5. Place 2 generous tablespoons of cookie dough on a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet leaving enough room for the cookies to expand.
6. Bake for approximately 18 minutes or until slightly browned.
7. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack.

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Irish Cream Shortbread Cookies

These Irish Cream Shortbread Cookies are a delightful soft cookie with just a hint of Irish Cream. They have a scone like consistency

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Prep TimePrep Time 12 minutes mins

Cook TimeCook Time 18 minutes mins

Total TimeTotal Time 30 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Author Rodney

Servings 36

Calories 154 kcal

Ingredients

 

• 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, softened
• ¾ Cup White Sugar
• ¾ Cup Light Brown Sugar
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 Eggs, beaten
• 1 Cup Irish Cream
• 4 Cups All Purpose Flour, sifted
• 1 Tsp Salt
• 1 Tbsp Baking Powder

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and both sugars with a hand mixer.
• Add the vanilla extract and eggs and mix well. Mix in the Irish Cream.
• Stir in the sifted flour, salt and baking powder.
• Place 2 generous tablespoons of cookie dough on a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet leaving enough room for the cookies to expand.
• Bake for approximately 18 minutes or until slightly browned.
• Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack.

Notes

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Nutrition (1 of 36 servings)

Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 59mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.8mg

This information is an estimate and may vary based on several factors. If nutritional information is important to you and your diet, please verify this recipe with a Registered Dietitian.

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