Vibrant Piped Rainbow Shortbread Cookies
Create gorgeous rainbow shortbread cookies that are as beautiful as they are delicious—perfect for any occasion!
Equipment
- Food Processor
- Piping Bag
- Star Tip
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- 225 g unsalted butter room temperature
- 120 g powdered sugar
- 280 g all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Gel food coloring red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
For Decoration
- 150 g white chocolate
- Sugar pearls or edible decorations optional
Instructions
- In a food processor, briefly mix butter and powdered sugar until creamy. Add vanilla, then gradually add flour, blending until a smooth dough forms.
- Divide dough into 6 equal parts. Add a few drops of different colors to each portion, gently kneading until uniformly colored.
- Roll each colored dough portion into thin ropes about 1 cm thick. Combine ropes into one long multicolored cylinder. Cut into sections and place into a piping bag fitted with a star tip.
- On a baking tray lined with parchment paper, pipe the dough into small swirls. Refrigerate for 15 min.
- Preheat oven to 160°C (320°F). Bake cookies for 12 to 15 minutes until edges are slightly golden. Cool completely.
- Melt white chocolate, dip half of each cookie, and sprinkle with sugar pearls. Let dry on a wire rack.
Notes
You can customize colors and decorations to match your event theme. Store cookies in an airtight container for up to one week.