SHORTBREAD COOKIES

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Shopping for shortbread cookie ingredients couldn't be easier. In fact, you probably already have most of these on hand. Shortbreads are most popular around Christmas. Serve your shortbread cookie with a fruity topping, or use this recipe to make our monogrammed Hanukkah cookies.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes 12 to 14 large cookies

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment. Wisk together flour and salt. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add sugar, and continue to beat until pale and fluffy, occasionally scraping down the sides of bowl, about 2 minutes more. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture, and mix on low speed, scraping sides if necessary, until flour is just incorporated and dough sticks together when squeezed with fingers.
  • Turn out dough, forming into 2 disks; wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Roll out 1 disk to a 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes using desired cookie cutter, and transfer to prepared baking sheets. Reroll scraps. Repeat with remaining disk. Indent cookies with desired stamps. Refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes. Bake until firm and golden, 13 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.

Hussnain Nadeem
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These cookies were delicious! I loved the buttery flavor and the crumbly texture.


Prayash Shrestha
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I made these cookies for a bake sale and they were a huge hit! I will definitely be making them again.


Shoaib Ali
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These cookies were a little too crumbly for my taste.


Zaaf Gaming
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I've tried many shortbread cookie recipes, but this one is by far the best. The cookies are so buttery and flavorful.


HiSmith HiSmith
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These cookies were easy to make and delicious. I will definitely be making them again.


Philani Ryu Mlambo
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I followed the recipe exactly and the cookies turned out perfectly. I would definitely recommend this recipe.


Roahan Rk
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These cookies were a little too sweet for my taste.


Umer Gujjar
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I've made these cookies several times now and they always turn out great. They're a family favorite!


Themba Mpika
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These cookies were delicious! I loved the buttery flavor and the crumbly texture.


Paras Sah
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I made these cookies for a bake sale and they were a huge hit! I will definitely be making them again.


Des Taylor
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These cookies were a little too crumbly for my taste.


Rainaplayz
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I've tried many shortbread cookie recipes, but this one is by far the best. The cookies are so buttery and flavorful.


Muleba Mary
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These cookies were easy to make and delicious. I will definitely be making them again.


Alfredo Andrade
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I followed the recipe exactly and the cookies turned out perfectly. I would definitely recommend this recipe.


Jacob Broatch
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These cookies were a little too sweet for my taste.


pk pk
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I've made these cookies several times now and they always turn out great. They're a family favorite!


Dawn Maranto
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These cookies were easy to make and turned out perfectly. I will definitely be making them again.


omar alexander ramos eguez
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I made these cookies for a party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.


Jonathan Davis
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These shortbread cookies were absolutely delicious! They were so buttery and crumbly, and they had the perfect amount of sweetness. I will definitely be making these again soon!


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