Elfin Shortbread Bites

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

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

flour, sugar, butter, colored sprinkles

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/elfin-shortbread-bites-47273 (may not work)