Holiday Shortbread Cookies
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Everyday Food, December 2010
- Prep Time 10 minutes
- Total Time 55 minutes plus cooling
- Yield Makes 24
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1/3 cup coarse or sanding sugar (optional), for decorating
Directions
- In a food processor, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, and salt; process until smooth. Add flour and pulse just until combined. Form dough into an 8-inch-long round or square log; wrap tightly in plastic and freeze until firm, 30 minutes (or up to 1 month).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Cut dough into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Dip edges in sugar if desired and transfer to two parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies are golden brown around edges, 15 to 18 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cookies cool 5 minutes on sheets. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Fabulous! I added extra salt to mine and then partially dipped the one side in dark chocolate and sprinkled maldon salt and pepper on top. This is a keeper for excellent and easy to make shortbread. Thanks Zan for the suggestion!
they tasted very good, I added pecans to mine. Only problem is I find they taste a bit salty.