Shortbread Bites

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour

3 tbsp sugar

1/2 cup cold butter, cut up

1 tbsp red and green nonpareils or sprinkles

or 1/2 cup mini baking bits

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In food processor with knife blade

attached, pulse flour and sugar until combined. Add butter and pulse

until dough begins to come together. Place dough in medium bowl. With

hand, gently knead in nonpareils or baking bits until evenly blended and

dough forms a bowl. On lightly floured waxed paper, pat dough into 8"x5" rectangle.

Freeze 15 minutes. Cut dough into 1/2 inch squares. Place squares , 1/2 inch apart

on ungreased large cookie sheet. Bake cookies 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned

on bottom. Transfer cookies to wire rack to coo. Repeat with remaining dough. Store

cookies in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 1 week, or in freezer

up to 3 months. Makes 160 cookies