Elfin Shortbread Bites - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons colored sprinkles

Preparation

In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour and sugar.
Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling.
Stir in sprinkles.
For Christmas you might want to use 1 T green sprinkles and 1 T red sprinkles.
Form mixture into a ball and knead until smooth.
Roll or pat dough on an ungreased cookie sheet into an 8x5 inch rectangle.
Cut into 1/2 inch squares.
Separate the squares on the cookie sheet.
Bake in a 325F oven for 12 minutes or until the bottoms just start to brown.
Transfer to a wire racks covered with wax paper to cool.
Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to three days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.