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Traditional Shortbread Recipe
Learn how to make a classic 3 ingredient shortbread cookie with the essential ratio, plus how to customize it for endless variation.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
20
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
baked goods, basic cookie, cookies, dessert, shortbread, shortbread cookies
Servings:
12
Calories:
166
kcal
Author:
Mikayla M.
Ingredients
2
oz
sugar
4
oz
butter
softened (1 stick)
6
oz
flour
Between 1 to 1 1/4 cups
1/8
tsp
of salt
optional
1/2
tsp
vanilla extract
optional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Mix in the flour until dough begins to pull together from sides of the bowl and most of flour is mixed in. Don't over mix the dough.
Roll and flatten tablespoon sized balls between palms and place on baking sheet. Should produce between 10-12 cookies.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until bottom edges of cookies just begin to become a darker shade of gold.
Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes on baking sheet then remove to wire rack for cooling.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
|
Calories:
166
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
19
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
9
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Cholesterol:
24
mg
|
Sodium:
81
mg
|
Potassium:
18
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
6
g
|
Vitamin A:
285
IU
|
Calcium:
5
mg
|
Iron:
0.8
mg