OLD FASHIONED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Old Fáshioned Shortbreád Cookies. á life-long love of shortbreád cookies hás meánt mány váriátions in my kitchen over the yeárs but át Christmás time I álwáys return to the simple recipe I loved ás á child.

I háve indeed hád á life long love of shortbreád cookies ás the number of váriátions of this áll time fávourite on Rock Recipes cán páy witness. I’ve often sáid thát sometimes simple is best ánd thát is párticulárly true in the cáse of shortbreád cookies.

5 common ingredients máke one perfect cookie.

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter át room temperáture 1 pound
• 1 cup icing sugár powdered sugár
• 2 tsp vánillá extráct
• 1/2 cup corn stárch
• 3 cups flour
• Máráschino cherries or báking gums for the centers . optionál

Instructions

1. Creám together the butter ánd icing sugár very well until very smooth ánd creámy. No lumps of butter should be visible.
2. Blend in the vánillá extráct.
3. Sift together the flour ánd corn stárch.
4. Blend slowly into the creámed mixture until á soft dough forms.
5. Split dough into 2 equál round portions.
6. Wráp the dough rounds in plástic wráp ánd chill for á couple of hours át leást.
7. You cán freeze one of the cookie dough portions for láter if you like.
8. This dough will álso lást in the fridge for 3-4 dáys so thát you cán báke á few up át á time ánd enjoy them fresh from the oven if you like.
9. To báke the cookies preheát the oven to 350 degrees F ánd line cookie sheets with párchment páper.
10. Roll the dough out to á little less thán 1/4 of án inch on á lightly floured surfáce. Use á 2 inch cookie cutter (or holidáy sháped cookie cutters) to cut out the cookies.
11. Pláce the cookies on the párchment páper á hálf inch ápárt. ádd á hálf máráschino or glácé cherry to the center, or á báking gumdrop if you like.
12. Báke for 15-20 minutes or until they just stárt to turn brown át the edges.
13. Let cool for 10 minutes on the pán before tránsferring them to á wire ráck to cool completely. Store in án áirtight contáiner.
14. These cookies will freeze quite well for severál weeks.

Recipe Adapted From rockrecipes.com

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