Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Shortbread Cookie Recipe makes delicious rich buttery cookies. This recipe can be feed through a cookie press, cut with cookie cutters or bake and slice.
- Prep Time: 35
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 80-100
- Category: cookies
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Turn the mixer to stir; add the vanilla and mix just until incorporated. Stir in the flour and mix well. Make sure you scrape down the bowl and beaters so everything is mixed in well.
- Chill the dough for 30-40 minutes. Load it into the cookie press and drop cookies onto cookie sheets covered with silicone mats or parchment paper. If desired decorate with sprinkles and pearls. Bake for 10-11 minutes.
- After 1-2 minutes remove cookies to cookie cooling racks.
Notes
- These are very petite cookies so a serving is 5 cookies.
- See post for instructions on rolling the dough and slice & bake,
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