Shortbread Cookie

Name: Shortbread Cookie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; Confectioners' sugar, optional

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Yield 16 cookies

Test Kitchen Approved

This shortbread cookie recipe is an easy one to memorize and yields simple, buttery treats to enjoy with coffee, alongside tea or after a big dinner that didn't leave much room for dessert.

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Gradually beat in flour. Press dough into an ungreased 9-in. square baking pan. Prick with a fork.
Bake until light brown, 30-35 minutes. Cut into squares while warm. Cool completely on a wire rack. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 183 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 2mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

With only a few ingredients, these butter shortbread cookies are so simple to prepare. —Pattie Prescott, Manchester, New Hampshire

Recipe Creator

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