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Shortbread Cookies
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
 

Here's a simple four ingredient recipe for shortbread cookies. This recipe can also be modified by adding colored sugar, sprinkles or cinnamon sugar.

Course: Dessert
Keyword: cookies, dessert
Author: Tracy
Ingredients
  • 2 cups butter (or 4 sticks)
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • colored sugar (optional)
  • sprinkles (optional)
  • cinnamon sugar (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.

  3. Add the vanilla extract and the flour and knead until it becomes a ball.

  4. Roll into smaller balls.

  5. If you want to add sprinkles, cinnamon sugar or colored sugar all the way around the cookie, place the sugar in a separate bowl and roll the small balls in the sugar before adding to tray.

  6. Place smaller balls on parchment paper lined jelly roll pan.

  7. Cook for 10 minutes and remove from oven.

  8. You can chose to either leave regular shortbread cookies or you can press a fork flat across the top of the cookies to give them a pattern. You can also chose to sprinkle colored sugar, cinnamon sugar or sprinkles just on the top at this time. Be sure to lightly press it into the cookie so it doesn't all fall off.

  9. Cool on cooling rack and serve when cool.

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