Easy Shortbread Cookies have a buttery, flaky, and melt-in-your-mouth texture and only require 3 ingredients. With the perfect hint of sweetness, these cookies go well with a cup of coffee or tea.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup (2 sticks) Butter, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 cup all purpose flour
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350F/176C. Line a cookie sheet with parchment.
- In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. scrape down the sides.
- Mix in flour. knead until the dough forms.
- Roll dough ¼-inch thick on a surface dusted with flour. cut out rounds or your favorite shaped cookies.
- Bake the cookies for 16-18 minutes or until pale golden in color.
- Cool on a wire rack.
Here's another variation with slightly less ingredients for a smaller batch!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 stick of butter
- 1/4 cup of sugar
- 2 cups of all purpose flour
DIRECTIONS
- Melt butter for 30 seconds
- Add 1/4 cups of sugar
- Add 2 cups of all purpose flour
- Mix well - you’ll have to mix with your hands just like making bread
- Roll out the cookie dough and cut into the shape of your cookies you’ll looking for then take a fork and make the little cookie prints on the top and bake!
- Cut on a bake sheet not too close together they will spread
- Bake for 12 minutes on 325
