I love cookies. I love shortbread cookies. I also love brownies, and blondies and all things in bar-shaped deliciousness. This Red White and Blue Shortbread Recipe combines some of my favorite things in a very patriotic little package, making them absolutely perfect for the summer holidays!
Why you are going to love our Red White and Blue Shortbread
What do you think? Isn't this recipe just adorable? As an added benefit, the recipe is also pretty simple to make and your kids can get involved.
Bringing the kids into the kitchen to help with baking is a great way to keep them entertained when they're out of school AND spend some great quality time together!
Looking for other Quick & Easy patriotic recipes to serve alongside my Red, White & Blue Patriotic Shortbread Bars Recipe?
Check out these delicious recipes that I have shared over the years, like our Patriotic Red, White & Blue Sangria Recipe.
These are just perfect for Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day and Veteran's Day. They are all tried and true recipes that I have made over the years, or my trusty food writers have made. Like our Simple Surprise Patriotic Cupcakes Recipe!
I think you will love them all, especially our Red White and Blue Popsicles Recipe! Of course, this is just a small selection of patriotic recipes, but we have LOTS and lots of recipes on the blog that are perfect for your summer celebrations.
Can I make this Red White and Blue Shortbread Recipe ahead of time?
You can bake up this easy Red White and Blue Shortbread Recipe and store it in your fridge or an air tight sealed container for up to 3 days before they get too stale - and hard!
You can also make them ahead of time and freeze them, just make sure that you take them out to defrost at least 24 hours before you intent to serve them. No one wants a Red White and Blue Shortbread that is frozen in the middle! There is no fun in that...
How to Make This Red White and Blue Shortbread Recipe
Ingredients needed to make our Red White and Blue Shortbread
- 1-½ cups butter, softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1-½ cups flour
- blue & red food coloring
- -used Americolor Soft Gel Paste in 119 Red Red and 103 sky blue
- red, white & blue jimmies
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Directions for making our Red White and Blue Shortbread
Preheat oven to 300 and line a square baking pan with foil. Spray the foil with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a food processor add, butter, sugar, salt and four. Process for about 20 seconds until dough forms.
Remove dough from food processor and shape into a log. Divide the log into thirds.
Color one portion of the dough red with red fool coloring. Mix well with a spoon so the color is even. I use about a dime size amount of color gels.
Color one portion of the dough blue with blue food coloring. Mix well with a spoon so the color is even. I use about a dime size amount of color gels.
Pull the dough apart in small sections and place into the prepared pan. Make sure the sections touch each other. When finished, flatten the dough with the palm of your hand.
Sprinkle jimmies on the top of the dough and gently press them into the dough.
Bake for 40-50 minutes or until golden brown. When almost cool, cut into bars.
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Red, White & Blue Patriotic Shortbread Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- 1-½ cups butter softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1-½ cups flour
- blue & red food coloring
- -used Americolor Soft Gel Paste in 119 Red Red and 103 sky blue
- red white & blue jimmies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 and line a square baking pan with foil. Spray the foil with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a food processor add, butter, sugar, salt and four. Process for about 20 seconds until dough forms.
- Remove dough from food processor and shape into a log. Divide the log into thirds.
- Color one portion of the dough red with red fool coloring. Mix well with a spoon so the color is even. I use about a dime size amount of color gels.
- Color one portion of the dough blue with blue food coloring. Mix well with a spoon so the color is even. I use about a dime size amount of color gels.
- Pull the dough apart in small sections and place into the prepared pan. Make sure the sections touch each other. When finished, flatten the dough with the palm of your hand. Sprinkle jimmies on the top of the dough and gently press them into the dough.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes or until golden brown. When almost cool, cut into bars.
Hofterzielbeek says
The photos make me go hungry. Thanks a lot for sharing 🙂
CupKatesMomma says
This dough was way to wet to shape into anything other than a sticky glob. No way to pinch or press with hand either. Hopefully it will taste good but I’m not very hopeful after following the directions and comparing the picture to what mine made.