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Shortbread Cookies

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25 min

Shortbread Cookies

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Time

25 min

Serving

12 persons

Calories

490

Rating

4.00★ (1)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
This classic shortbread cookie recipe makes rich, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth press cookies using just 4 simple ingredients that you probably have in your pantry. They're easy to decorate and perfect for Christmas cookie plates.

Ingredients

  • butter: 2 cups (softened)
  • white sugar: 1 cup
  • vanilla extract: 2 tsp
  • all-purpose flour: 4 cups

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
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  3. Beat softened butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  4. Stir in vanilla; add flour and mix well until combined. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  5. Fill cookie press with dough and form cookies onto two ungreased cookie sheets, spacing them about 1 ½ inches apart. Bake until the edges of the cookies are just starting to turn golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  6. Remove the cookie sheets from the oven, and set them on a wire cooling rack for a few minutes. Then transfer the shortbread cookies to the rack to cool completely.
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