Recipe

Classic Shortbread Cookies Recipe

	Sunny / All my dishes 2 years, 2 months ago 10 years ago Fine Cooking Mag had a 4 page article on how to make the perfect shortbread cookies. I made every variation listed and I've never found a recipe I liked more since. Prep:180m Cook:35m Servings:24	Sunny
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Ingredients

2 Cups Unsalted Butter - Softened

1 Cup Superfine Sugar - This is one recipe I will not use Splenda!

1/2 tsp Salt

4 Cups All Purpose Flour

Directions

MIX - In a med bowl, beat butter till fluffy and slowly add sugar until blended. In another bowl, blend salt and flour - blend this into the butter mixture a cup at a time till smooth. If you're going to flavor your shortbread, do it now. Continue to mix for another 2-3 min till dough is smooth and creamy.

MARK - On a large sheet of parchment draw out a 10 x 15 rectangle using pencil and ruler. Cut this out and place the parchment paper on a jelly roll pan. Roll or pat the dough out onto the cooking sheet into an even layer. Use a ruler and knife to mark off, and score, 1x 2 1/2 inch rectangles. Pierce each piece in 3 places, cover cookies tightly with plastic and place in fridge for at least 2 hours (can be left up to 4 days)

BAKE - Heat over to 325. Line baking sheets with parchment and place cookies 1 inch apart. Place in oven and immediately reduce heat to 300. Bake for 20 min. Turn pans around and bake for another 14 to 16 min. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 min on pans and then remove to wire rack.

STORE - Shortbread will keep up to one month between layers of wax paper in an airtight container at room temp.

VARIATIONS -

Nuts - 1 cup chopped, toasted Hazelnuts, Almonds or Walnuts

Spicy - 2 tsp Cinnamon, 1 tsp Ginger, 1/2 tsp nutmeg

Ginger - 1 c finely chopped crystallized Ginger, 1 tsp ground ginger

Orange - MY FAVORITE - 1 cup finely chopped candied orange peel, 2 tsp Orange extract

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Comments

shirleyoma 2 years, 2 months ago said:
OH Sunny! Thank you, Thank you... I love shortbread cookings... this one is a winner!!

frankieanne 2 years, 2 months ago said:
I love shortbread and have seen so many recipes over the years and have never seen one using superfine sugar. Sounds like the trick to me! Thank you!

caramia 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Sunny have you visitedmy homeland(Scotland)I dolove shortbread

zena824 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Sunny... you know how to get my attention.... I love shortbread... seems like Im saying those words alot lately...

krumkake 2 years, 2 months ago said:
I DO love the classics - great post, Sunny...I love Baker's Sugar for baked goods, just seems to make a difference in the end result.

vindee 2 years, 2 months ago said:
I too love classics...they seem to have more taste!! Am a cookie person...I enjoy baking them, and the kids enjoy wolfing them down! Thanks fot the post.

vindee 2 years, 2 months ago said:
I do a version something like yours, but use brown sugar sometimes, and add almond essence at others. Brown sugar gives it a chewy sorta feel. Nice for a change. Never chilled it for so long though....gotta try that! Thanks again.