Disney shortbread cookies have a hint of orange zest and are coated in chocolate. Cut into cut Mickey Mouse shapes, this recipe is a keeper!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword disney cookies, disney shortbread, disneyland, shortbread cookies
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 14 minutesminutes
chill 2 hourshours
Total Time 2 hourshours29 minutesminutes
Servings 18cookies
Calories 150kcal
Ingredients
1cupsalted buttersoftened
1 1/4cuppowdered sugar
1egg white
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
2-3teaspoonsorange zest
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
4squares almond barkchocolate or vanilla
Instructions
COOKIES
Cream butter and powdered sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add egg white, vanilla extract, and orange zest and mix on medium speed until egg white is incorporated.
Add flour, one cup at a time, until just mixed. Shape the dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Roll dough onto a floured surface, 1/2-inch thick.
Cut into shapes and place cookies on baking sheets.
Chill in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the edges of the cookies begin to brown.
Cool on wire racks for 30 minutes.
CHOCOLATE TOPPING:
Melt dipping chocolate according to package instructions.
Spoon chocolate onto each cookie and spread evenly. You can also dip the tops of the cookies into chocolate.
Let cookies sit for 15 minutes, until the chocolate hardens.