Recipe for Shortbread Cookies

This is a great basic recipe for shortbread cookies!

Nothing quite hits the spot like old-fashioned hand made shortbread cookies, hot and buttery right out of the oven.

This quick and easy recipe will make the perfect accompaniment to your morning coffee or an after school cup of milk.

Perfect for every day, and just as welcome as a gift or for a party.

Recipe For Shortbread Cookies

2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup unsalted butter, very soft 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 tablespoons granulated sugar

Preheat the oven to 350F. Lightly coat a 9 inch round cake pan with shortening or cooking spray.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, kosher salt and confectioners' sugar. Whisk the vanilla extract into the softened butter, then stir the mixture into the flour with a wooden spoon. You should have a fairly stiff dough - pat it evenly onto the bottom of the prepared cake pan.

Lightly prick the dough with a fork. Sprinkle the top with the granulated sugar and bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Cut the cookies into wedges while they are still warm, then cool completely on wire racks.

Shortbread cookies can be stored for 4 or 5 days in a tightly covered container.

Food For Thought - For a festive look, use colored sugars for the top of the cookies. You can also cut the cookies into straight bar shapes by using a square baking pan.

You Might Need:

• Kitchen Supply Aluminum Half Size Sheet Pan 18-inch by 13-inch

• Calphalon 12-by-17-Inch Rectangular Nonstick Cooling Rack

• Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat

• Oxo Good Grips Cookie Scoop