Slice-and-Bake Shortbread Cookies
1 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup powdered sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon salt Wax paper 1. Beat 1 cup softened butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add 3/4 cup powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract and almond extract until blended. 2. Stir together 2 cups flour, 1/4 tsp. baking powder, and 1/8 tsp. salt. 3. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended. 4. Shape shortbread dough into 2 (7-inch) logs. Wrap each log in wax paper, and chill 4 hours, or freeze logs in zip-top plastic freezer bags up to 1 month. 5. Preheat oven to 350°. 6. If frozen, let logs stand at room temperature 10 minutes. Cut each log into 24 slices. Place shortbread slices 1 inch apart on lightly greased or parchment paper-lined baking sheets. 7. Bake shortbread slices at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges of slices are golden. 8. Remove shortbread from baking sheets, and place on wire racks; let cool completely (about 20 minutes). Store in airtight containers. Easy Variations: Cranberry-Orange Shortbread Cookies: Stir in 1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries and 1 Tbsp. orange zest with extracts in Step 1. Pecan Shortbread Cookies: Omit almond extract. Stir in 1 cup finely chopped toasted pecans with vanilla in Step 1. Toffee-Espresso Shortbread Cookies: Omit almond extract. Stir in 1/2 cup almond toffee bits and 1 Tbsp. espresso powder with vanilla in Step 1. Coconut-Macadamia Nut Shortbread Cookies: Omit almond extract. Stir in 1 cup toasted coconut, 1/2 cup finely chopped macadamia nuts, and 1/4 tsp. coconut extract with vanilla in Step 1. |
Oh, Thank you, these sound so easy!
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Yummy. I love the varieties too. Thanks for sharing. I love an easy cookie reciepe
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Thank you for sharing this with us :D:D:D
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Fortunately I had enough ingrediants to make a batch of th pecan shortbread cookies and the toffee expresso. Loved them, had to pass them around because otherwise it would have been a diet killer. But you can bet I'll be making some of them with my holiday gift jars. Not to say I'll bake some to put out also. Thanks for sharing. I love collecting recipes !!
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You are very welcome! I also collect recipes/cookbooks! I am glad you liked them!
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I love shortbreat cookies. Thanks
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Love these kind of cookies...thanks for sharing!
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Mmmmm, I made these last night and baked them this morning. I love them. Thanks
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Sounds yummy and I have all the ingredients to make them on hand. Maybe tom. if not too hot.
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