Here's what you need:- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/4 cup confectioners' (icing) sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar, plus 1 tablespoon for sprinkling (I used all natural cane sugar)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
What to do:
- Preheat your oven to 300 degrees
- Have an ungreased 9 inch pan ready
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, cream the butter until fluffy and pale yellow
- Add the confectioners' sugar and 1/4 cup of granulated sugar and continue beating until the mixture is no longer gritty
- Beat in vanilla
- Sift the flour and salt together into a bowl or onto wax paper
- Gradually add the flour mixture and mix on low speed
- Using floured fingertips, press the dough evenly into the pan
- Sprinkle evenly with the 1 tablespoon of sugar
- Bake the shortbread until the edges are golden (about 1 hour)
- Remove the pan from the oven and immediately (using a think sharp knife) cut the shortbread into strips
- Use either a toothpick or tines of a fork to decorate the shortbread with dots
- Let the strips cool in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool completely
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2 comments:
Thanks for sharing! I asked on twitter if you could share the recipe before I saw your link. I'm jenniejava on twitter.
I looooooooooove shortbread, so when I saw your post I knew I had to make this. I did and LOVED it. It was so easy and so so so good! Needless to say it's already gone. :-) Thanks for sharing!
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