Easy Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Shortbread cookies are classic. They are Christmas staple. My favorite Christmas shortbread cookies are Christmas Maraschino Cherry Shortbread Cookies. For Halloween, I dressed them into  Halloween Monsters Shortbread Cookies.

Besides holiday tradition, these simple and easy cookies are family favorite treat all year round. However, they are so simple and easy to make so I often bake them. They are perfect snack for kids with a mug of warm cocoa, delicious treat alongside a cup of coffee or tea when I hang around with my friends and they make great gifts for the neighbors!

Classic shortbread cookies recipe is super simple and easy to make. Beat 1 cup of softened unsalted butter with ¾ cup of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract just to combine. Gradually add flour and mix until everything is incorporate. The mixture will look crumbly or sandy at this point, so you should knead it just a few times with your hands, to come together.

Ingredients

• 1 cup salted butter-softened
• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
•  2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Mix softened butter, powdered sugar and vanilla, just to combine.
2. Gradually add flour and mix to combine. Do not mix too much. The mixture will look crumbly. Knead it just a few times with your hands to come together. Form a disk, wrap with plastic wrap and chill 45-60 minutes.
3. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 325 F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
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