Frosted Fudge Shortbread Cookies
If you love the variety of Keebler fudge cookies, but wish that they made a softer version, you're in luck. These frosted fudge shortbread cookies areas delicious, ridiculously soft and melt in your mouth good.
Servings 30
Calories 166kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups flour
Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 Tbsp. milk
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Combine ingredients in a large bowl using an electric mixer.
- The dough will resemble coarse sand. Turn the mixer off and form the dough into a ball with your hands. What first looked like coarse sand will end up forming a beautiful dough.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface. Dough should be about 1/2″ thick.
- Cut out into small circles (2″ are my favorite) and place on an uncreased baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 13-15 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Cool completely.
Frosting
- Mix melted butter and cocoa powder together. Add vanilla and powdered sugar.
- Add milk 1 Tbsp at a time, while beating frosting with an electric mixer, until desired consistency is achieved.
- Beat frosting an additional 2 minutes.
- Spoon frosting into a pastry bag and pipe frosting onto cooled cookies (or spread with a butter knife).
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Notes
Let frosting set up on cookies 30-45 minutes for a fudge consistency.
Nutrition
Calories: 166kcal