…..for your thighs!
Wondering what to do with the leftover Easter Candy? Wait, do you have leftover Easter Chocolate because we did not. So I did what any good chocoholic in the Suburbs does; I went to the Bulk Barn and stocked up on mini eggs! Why? Simply so I could re-create the best, most dangerous shortbread cookie ever. I shared this recipe years ago, and today, I will post again because I flat out refuse to be the only Mama putting on the pounds this Easter. (and I am an enabler)
Here is my tried and true recipe for the Dangerous Mini Shortbread Cookie
You will need:
Ingredients:
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup of icing sugar
3/4 cup of butter (softened)
200g. bag Mini Eggs or about one to one and half cups (broken into small pieces), you can use a Ziploc bag and a hammer (or an old fashioned ice cream scoop!)
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees.
*Sift together flour, cornstarch, and icing sugar.
*Mix butter with the dry ingredients, until combined and a dough is formed. Don’t panic! It takes a little bit of elbow grease!
*Stir in Mini Eggs pieces.
*Roll into small balls and place onto lightly greased cookie sheet. (dough will almost keep it’s shape)
*Slightly flatten balls with your fingers and bake in oven for 15-20 min. (I usually stick with the 17 min or until the bottoms are just golden)
*Let cool on wire rack.
Enjoy!
(and please don’t hate me for introducing you to your new addiction, just share with a friend!)
Jay M says
Mini eggs are now a Christmas thing too! It’s a good thing I don’t like shortbread 🙂
Alison Braidwood says
Oh dear, and here I am trying to be good. Oh well! I’ve pinned this. Genius combination.
kathy downey says
Haha,i can certainly see why they’re dangerous.I wouldn’t make these unless the grandkids were here i’d be scared i would eat them all.