Shortbread Cookies
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Shortbread Cookies
Description
The recipe combines softened butter and granulated sugar creamed together until light and fluffy, then vanilla extract is mixed in for flavor. Adding flour brings the dough together with a delicate crumb structure, while milk is used to bind the dough and ensure it holds shape during baking. Pressing the dough through a cookie press creates uniform shapes and patterns without needing to roll or cut.
Baking at 350ºF for about six minutes allows the cookies to lightly brown around the edges while maintaining a pale center, typical of shortbread's rich, buttery texture. They cool on wire racks to prevent sogginess and develop a crisp snap characteristic of shortbread.
Ingredients
- 2 cups butter (4 sticks/1 pound), softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Add the flour and mix until the dough comes together, then add the milk and stir until combined.
- Scoop the dough into a cookie press. Press the cookies out onto an un-greased, un-lined cookie sheet, leaving about 1-inch between each cookie.
- Bake the cookies at 350ºF for about 6 minutes until lightly browned around the edges. Transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack to cool.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 48Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 123 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 123kcal | 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 | 61mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 15mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 237IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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