Vanilla Bean Shortbread Tea Cookies
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3.7
Vanilla Bean Shortbread Tea Cookies
Description
The recipe begins by creaming softened unsalted butter with confectioners’ sugar, vanilla extract, and scraped vanilla bean seeds to integrate flavor thoroughly. All-purpose flour is blended in until a soft dough forms. The dough is chilled in disks to firm it for rolling, helping achieve even thickness and shape. Once rolled out to about a quarter-inch thickness, the dough is cut into cookie shapes and chilled briefly before baking, which helps cookies hold their form.
Baked at 350°F for around 13 minutes, the cookies develop a lightly firm texture while remaining buttery and delicate when cooled. The vanilla bean seeds scattered throughout enhance the aroma and add visual appeal. These shortbread cookies are simple yet flavorful, offering a tender crumb ideal for teatime treats or gifting.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract pure
- vanilla bean seeds seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Set oven to 350F.
- Cream the sugar and butter together with the vanilla and the vanilla bean seeds. Blend in the flour. Keep stirring until the dough comes together.
- Turn the soft dough out onto a floured surface and for into two disks, like for pie dough. Wrap the disks in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about an hour.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick and cut out the cookies. Place them on a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet.
- Put the baking sheet in the refrigerator while you clean up.
- Bake the cookies for about 13 minutes until firm.
- Cool on a rack.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 117 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 117kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 236IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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3.7
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