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Best Shortbread Cookies Recipe
This is the best shortbread cookies recipe - a buttery melt-in-your-mouth treat that is perfect all year long and especially for the holidays.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 48 cookies
Calories: 122 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-2 tablespoons milk, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and mix well to combine.
- Add flour and mix until the dough fully combines. Add milk as needed until the dough reaches the consistency of Play-Doh.
- Scoop the dough into a cookie press. Hold the cookie press down on an ungreased, unlined baking sheet and press to form cookies.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, until very lightly golden on the bottom.
- Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.
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Notes
- No cookie press? Roll into a 2-inch thick log and use a sharp knife to slice even circles. Or, roll the dough out to about ¼ inch thick and use cookie cutters to stamp out shapes.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks at room temperature or freeze for 2-3 months.
- Store cookie dough to bake later. Wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and keep it in the fridge for 3-4 days or 4-6 weeks in the freezer. If freezing the dough, also wrap it with aluminum foil.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
122kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
14mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
236IU
(5%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 122
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 122kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 236IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.