Pre- heat the oven to around 160oc Line your baking tray with grease-proof paper

$The ingrediants I used \u263a\ufe0f$

The ingrediants I used ☺️

Add all ingrediants into your mixing bowl

$Start to knead together with your hands until you get a moist lump of dough. \ud83d\udca1 dont knead too much as the mixture can start to go dry and hard to roll$

Start to knead together with your hands until you get a moist lump of dough. 💡 dont knead too much as the mixture can start to go dry and hard to roll

$Once your mixture is ready, put it in the fridge for 30 minutes \u23f0$

Once your mixture is ready, put it in the fridge for 30 minutes ⏰

$After your 30 minute break, get your board and rolling pin ready. \ud83d\udca1 sprinkle a tiny bit of flour on top of your board and pin to keep your dough from sticking$

After your 30 minute break, get your board and rolling pin ready. 💡 sprinkle a tiny bit of flour on top of your board and pin to keep your dough from sticking

$Roll out you dough and start to cut out your cookie shapes \ud83c\udf84 \ud83d\udca1 I do bits at a time so i get an even roll$

Roll out you dough and start to cut out your cookie shapes 🎄 💡 I do bits at a time so i get an even roll

Place your cut outs evenly onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper

$Place your shortbread in the middle of the oven for 13 minutes \ud83d\udca1if you overcook shortbread it can become dry and crunchy so keep checking on it \ud83d\ude09$

Place your shortbread in the middle of the oven for 13 minutes 💡if you overcook shortbread it can become dry and crunchy so keep checking on it 😉

Once they are cooked to how you want them, place them on a cooling rack so that they are cool enough for you to decorate once you have made your icing

Prepare any type of icing/decorations to suit you. I have gone for icing sugar with a few drops of warm water, along with some food colouring and a few extra add ons 😝

$I am yet to get to grips with my decoration skills! But this is what I came up with \u2744\ufe0f\ud83c\udf84$

I am yet to get to grips with my decoration skills! But this is what I came up with ❄️🎄

I hope they taste good! 😍 Holly ❤️

How to make christmas shortbread

My first attempt 😜