Welcome back to The Cookie Elf File … and to easy cookie recipes! About once a week, The Elf sends you cookie recipes, cookie trivia and simple baking tips to give you easy ways to bake homemade cookies.

The Cookie Elf is on Pinterest!

Join us on Pinterest! Browse our 80+ boards (and growing) for cookie inspiration and simple baking tips, like chocolate chip cookies, no bake cookies, cookie gift baskets -- even special treats like gluten-free cookies! Happy pinning!

Feature: Refrigerator Pecan Shortbread: Easy to Chill and Slice

Image: The Cookie Elf

The cookies are simple to mix together and then easy to cut and bake. You can store the dough in your fridge for a couple of hours – say, mix it together in the morning and then bake them later in the day – or overnight when you mix the dough together and let it chill while you sleep, baking it the next day.

You can even make the dough ahead on a Monday and bake it on a Wednesday as long as you seal the plastic wrap tightly while it chills in the fridge. (You don’t want the dough to dry out.)

The slicing part is easy, too, when you use a long knife (like a serrated bread knife.)

Prep time: 5-10 minutes
Chill time: 30 minutes-2 days
Bake time: 15-20 minutes
Makes about 3 dozen shortbread slices

Get the full recipe for Refrigerator Pecan Shortbread … and check out our Refrigerator Cookies Pinterest board for more fun ideas for refrigerator cookies.

Cookie Baking Tip: How Long Do I Chill Refrigerator Cookie Dough?

Image: The Cookie Elf

See more helpful cookie baking tips on The Elf’s Baking Tips Pinterest Board .

Use These For Making Refrigerator Cookies

Wilton 2-Piece Loaf Pan Set	Zyliss Bread Knife with Sheath Cover, 8.5-Inch Stainless Steel

More Easy Refrigerator Cookies and Tips

That’s it for now. See you next time!

Happy baking,

The Cookie Elf
www.cookie-elf.com