Christmas Dice / Shortbread Bites (with video link)

Happy National Dice Day! And Happy National Cookie Day! At #22 in the Christmas Countdown, these cute little cookies are a great treat, especially because you can make a small batch and don't need any eggs (a bonus right now with the high prices). As you can see, I only made a few dice--which turned out okay, apart from the nonpareil color bleed into the dough lol.

Link to my YouTube "making of the recipe" video: https://youtu.be/ScxZGnYBQUA

Original recipe credit: https://www.landolakes.com/recipe/6705/christmas-shortbread-tidbits/

Recipe below contains my modifications.

 

Ingredients:

 

1/2 c. salted butter, softened

1/4 c. sugar

1/4 tsp. almond extract

1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 T. non-pareils

 

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 325°F.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, sugar, and almond extract.

3. Add the flour and salt and mix in at low speed.

4. Stir in the non-pareils by hand. 

5. On a work surface (parchment works well), pat the dough into a rectangle that is about 1/2" thick.

6. Cut the dough into "dice". Decorate dice on exterior with non-pareil "pips".

7. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and transfer to oven. Bake for 15-16 min. Let cool, then enjoy!