Some call shortbread the original cookie. This recipe is essential to learn and gives you the foundation to make any kind of cookie imaginable. All you have to remember is it's easy as 1, 2, 3.
Prepare: 15 minutesmins
Bake: 15 minutesmins
Chill Time: 1 hourhr
Total Time: 1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Servings: 2dozen
Ingredients
1 ¼cups(6oz) flour
½cup(4oz) softened butter
⅓cup(2oz) fine sugar
½tsp(2.5mL) vanilla
¼tsp(1.25g) salt
Instructions
Beat sugar, butter, salt and vanilla until smooth. Stir in flour until it's just blended. Pat dough into a rectangle, cover with plastic wrap and chill dough 1/2 hour or until firm.
Preheat oven to 350F (180C.)
Cut slices of dough 1/4" (6mm) thick. Place approximately 1" (2.5cm) apart on a baking sheet.
Bake 12 - 16 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes; remove to wire rack to finish cooling.