Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Prep time: 30 min

Cook time: 10 min

Yield: 20

Main Ingredients: butter flour

Ingredients

• All purpose flour : 1 1/2 cups (260 gms maida)
• Cornflour : 1/2 cup
• Salt : 1/4 tsp
• Butter : 1 cup/226 gms/2 sticks (unsalted butter and at room temperature)
• Powdered sugar : 1/2 cup (60 gms)
• Vanilla extract : 1 tsp
• For Chocolate Dipped Short breads
• Semi sweet chocolate : 6 ounces/180 gms/3/4 cup (finely chopped)

Method

1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) with the rack in the middle of the oven. Grease and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a bowl mix the flour and cornflour with salt and keep aside.
3. Cream the butter until smooth and creamy. Add the sugar and beat until smooth, approx 2 mts. Add vanilla extract and mix. Add the flour to the butter mixture and mix to form a soft dough.
4. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill the dough for an hour or until firm on touch.
5. On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough into 1/4 inch thick circle. Using a lightly floured cookie cutter of your choice shape the dough. Place the shaped out dough on the prepared baking sheet and place in the refrigerator for 10-15 mts so that it will firm up the dough and the cookies will maintain their shape when baked.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are very lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.