These sparkly slice-and-bake cookies with Irish butter are buttery, crisp, and full of flavor. Everyone will absolutely adore them. They’re also fairly easy to make and require very few ingredients. The buttery flavor combined with the sparkle of the white sparkling sugar makes these cookies truly special. They’re the perfect addition to any holiday cookie tray or platter.
After 10 years of blogging and over 150 cookie recipes, it’s pretty hard to believe that I have only shared one other slice-and-bake cookie recipe and that was for Polish Christmas Cookies in 2014. How is it even possible for me not to have made another slice-and-bake cookie since then? I mean, I know that I’m a thumbprint cookie addict but that’s no excuse to give slice-and-bake cookies the cold shoulder now is it? Especially after realizing how delicious and easy they can be. So, you know what? As is often the case when I realize that I’ve neglected to give a certain ingredient or type of food adequate recognition, like this year’s “Summer of Zucchini” or this fall’s “Big Daddy Butternut Squash,” I will most likely go overboard and bake 3 to 6 new slice-and-bake cookie recipes in the next few months. Because, yes, I’m that type of person. If I’m going to do something, then chances are that I’m going to overdo it. So, I hope that you’re an ardent fan of slice-and-bake cookies because you’re about to see a whole lot of them in the next month or two. Let’s just hope that they turn out to be as amazing as this Irish butter version.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Salted Irish Butter, Softened
- 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 Cup + 2 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 Cup White Sparkling Sugar
Directions:
- Cream the butter on medium speed for 1 minute in a large mixing bowl.
- Sift the powdered sugar into the butter and then mix on low speed until incorporated. Increase speed to medium and mix for 1 additional minute.
- Add the egg and vanilla; mix for 2 minutes on medium speed.
- Add the flour and mix on low speed until just incorporated.
- Use a silicone spatula to bring the dough together, tightly wrap the dough in plastic wrap, and then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough in half. Use your hands to form each half of the dough into a round log. Tightly wrap each round log in plastic wrap and then roll each one till it is somewhat round and approximately 4 inches long. Freeze for 45 minutes.
- Spread the sugar out on a dinner plate. Unwrap each half of the dough and roll it in the sugar until it is completely coated.
- Slice the dough into 1/4-inch slices. Place the slices on a Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes before removing them to a baking rack to finish cooling completely.
Suggestions:
- I used Wilton White Sparkling Sugar for these cookies. It’s coarse and sparkly. If you don’t have sparkling sugar, you can replace it with granulated sugar.
- Bake the cookies until their centers are set. Every oven bakes at a slightly varying temperature, so make sure to check on your cookies every minute or two after they have been baking for 10 minutes. How thick or thin your cookie slices are could determine whether or not they need to be baked for a longer or shorter amount of time.
- This recipe will yield 16 to 20 cookies, depending on how thick or thin you roll out the dough and how thick or thin your cookie slices are.
Improvements:
- Add 1/2 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the cookie dough.
- Replace the sparkling sugar with festive-colored nonpareils.
- Add lemon or orange zest to the cookie dough.
- CLICK HERE to check out all of our past cookie recipes. Don’t forget to check out our Christmas cookies section.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Salted Irish Butter, Softened
- 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 Cup + 2 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 Cup White Sparkling Sugar
Directions:
- Cream the butter on medium speed for 1 minute in a large mixing bowl.
- Sift the powdered sugar into the butter and then mix on low speed until incorporated. Increase speed to medium and mix for 1 additional minute.
- Add the egg and vanilla; mix for 2 minutes on medium speed.
- Add the flour and mix on low speed until just incorporated.
- Use a silicone spatula to bring the dough together, tightly wrap the dough in plastic wrap, and then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough in half. Use your hands to form each half of the dough into a round log. Tightly wrap each round log in plastic wrap and then roll each one till it is somewhat round and approximately 4 inches long. Freeze for 45 minutes.
- Spread the sugar out on a dinner plate. Unwrap each half of the dough and roll it in the sugar until it is completely coated.
- Slice the dough into 1/4-inch slices. Place the slices on a Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes before removing them to a baking rack to finish cooling completely.
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This will be the 7th year Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck has participated in this particular Christmas Cookies Week event. Below you can find links to all of the recipes we have contributed throughout the years, however, you can also CLICK HERE to find an entire list of our past cookie recipes. Don’t be afraid to let a non-traditional cookie recipe play a role in your holiday baking this year because when it comes to Christmas cookies, variety is always a good thing. Happy baking y’all.
2023
Ginger’s Cherry Chocolate Chip Sprinkle Cookies
Sparkling Sugar Irish Butter Slice & Bake Cookies
White Chocolate Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
Orange Mixed Berry Glazed Thumbprint Cookies
Cinnamon Powdered Sugar Panko Cookies
2022
Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Toffee Cookies
Chocolate Fudge Brownie Oatmeal M&M Cookies
Lemon Iced Gingerbread Cookies
2021
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Grape Nuts
Cappuccino Swirl Butter Cookies
Dark Rum Cherry Almond Thumbprint Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cocoa Powder Cookies
Old-Fashioned Jubilee Jumbles Cookies
2020
Cinnamon Chip Holiday Spice Cake Mix Cookies
Peppermint Cream Cheese Crushed Oreo Cookies
Cran-Raisin Oatmeal Cookies with Grape Nuts
Sadie’s Double Pecan Butter Cookies
2019
Cream Cheese Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies
Chocolate Hazelnut Winter Wonderland Cookies
Coconut Grinchy Christmas Breakfast Cookies
Soft Cinnamon Apple Pecan Cookies
Chocolate-Dipped Christmas Butter Cookies
2018
Chocolate Espresso Brown Sugar Cookies
White Christmas Peppermint Holiday Cookies
Chocolate Chip Vanilla Cookies
No-Bake Peanut Butter Cup Cereal Cookies
Whoville Christmas Wreath Sugar Cookies
2017
Crystallized Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mexican Chocolate Chip Crinkle Cookies
Make sure to check out all of the other great Christmas Cookies Week 2023 recipes below. A huge thanks to Jolene’s Recipe Journal for hosting this event.
- Cherry Winks by A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Sparkling Sugar Irish Butter Slice & Bake Cookies by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
- Eggnog Biscotti by Jolene’s Recipe Journal
- Peppermint Rolled Wafers by That Recipe
