Recipe: Tasty Shortbread Cookies

Shortbread Cookies. This shortbread cookie is a traditional Scottish recipe. These are round cookies sandwiched with jam and topped off with a delicious icing and a cherry. By Marcie Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature. Hazelnut Shortbread Shortbread is a great cookie-jar cookie, in that it keeps well at room temperature for several days.

I live in the desert, so I keep them in a container to prevent them from drying out—however, when I lived in Michigan and Oregon, the humidity was the enemy. This iconic shortbread recipe is as simple as mixing butter, flour and sugar together to create a dough that's not too sweet but oh-so delicious. And, since this shortbread can be made in under an hour, you can have tasty treats for tea parties, birthdays, showers and any occasion in between. You can cook Shortbread Cookies using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Shortbread Cookies

1. It's 250 g of Butter.
2. It's 31/2 cup of flour.
3. It's 1 cup of sugar.
4. Prepare 1 of egg.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla flavor.

How to store shortbread cookies: Let cool completely, then store in an airtight tin at room temperature for up to two weeks. If the cookies spread during baking, this means the butter warmed up too much while you were working with the dough. Next time, pop the tray with the piped cookies into the fridge or freezer until the cookies are firm to. Sift in flour and cornstarch and blend together using a pastry cutter until the ingredients all come together.

Shortbread Cookies instructions

1. Cream together butter and sugar for 3minutes.
2. Add egg and vanilla flavor mix it well.
3. Add the flour, mix with your hand to make a dough.
4. Refrigerate for 30minutes, knead and cut into your desired shapes.
5. Place pieces onto a baking sheet.
6. Use a fork to create a pattern on top.
7. Bake for 20minutes.
8. Enjoy.

Transfer the shortbread wedges to a rack to cool. Here are a few suggestions: Drizzle with melted caramel; Spread with melted chocolate, and sprinkle with nuts; Set aside two shortbread cookies, and spread the remainder of the cookies with a thick layer of jam or preserves. These were so easy to make and yet turned out fabulous. It's great when such simple ingredients come together to create something so delicious! I followed the recipe exactly and let the dough chill in the fridge for a half hour before rolling it out and using cookie cutters vs. a cookie press.