Easiest Way to Prepare Homemade Shortbread Cookies

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, shortbread cookies. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Shortbread Cookies is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Shortbread Cookies is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Check Our Step-By-Step Guide To Bake Up A Sweet Treat For Your Loved Ones. These cookies consist of a shortbread crust, firm caramel center, and a milk chocolate top. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have shortbread cookies using 4 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Shortbread Cookies:

1. Get butter - softened
2. Get sugar
3. Make ready vanilla extract
4. Get all-purpose flour

It's great when such simple ingredients come together to create something so delicious! I followed the recipe exactly and let the dough chill in the fridge for a half hour before rolling it out and using cookie cutters vs. a cookie press. Store-bought shortbread from a holiday cookie tin are very good. Luckily they're even easier to make than chocolate chip cookies.

Instructions to make Shortbread Cookies:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
3. Stir in vanilla.
4. Add flour and mix well.
5. Knead lighlty and roll dough out onto a floured surface to 1/4" thickness.
6. Cut cookies out and place on prepared baking sheets.
7. Bake 10 - 12 minutes.
8. *** If making colorful cookies, and food coloring with vanilla, before adding flour. Additional flour may be needed due to extra liquid in mixture.

Store-bought shortbread from a holiday cookie tin are very good. Luckily they're even easier to make than chocolate chip cookies. And they're perfect for dipping in. Shortbread is a great cookie-jar cookie, in that it keeps well at room temperature for several days. I live in the desert, so I keep them in a container to prevent them from drying out—however, when I lived in Michigan and Oregon, the humidity was the enemy.

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