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SHORTBREAD COOKIE RECIPE- COOKIES ON A CUTTING BOARD 2
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Scottish Shortbread Cookie Recipe

Make these buttery sweet, melt-in-your-mouth cookies with pantry supplies.
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purposed flour
  • 1 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 sticks butter room temperature
  • 1 tsp real vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 1 1/2 TBS sanding sugar optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees and liberally grease a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom with butter.
  • Add the butter to the large bowl of a stand mixer and beat on medium-high for 3 minutes with the paddle attachment. Add vanilla and mix in. Add confectioner's sugar and beat for another 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Sift flour and salt, and gradually add the mix to the butter until it is just blended. Do not overmix.
  • Turn the dough into the pan. Put plastic wrap over the dough and press evenly into the pan.
  • Keep the plastic wrap on the dough and chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from the refrigerator, score into 8 sections, prick all over with a skewer, and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
  • Bake for 1 hour. Checking several times. Remove to a wire cooling rack. Cool completely. Remove the side of the pan and cut along scored lines. Remove the bottom of the pan. Enjoy.