THE BEST SIMPLE TWO WAY SHORTBREAD COOKIES
Today, in my house I am dedicating to baking these easy Christmas Cookies. They always mark the start of Christmas.
Doesn’t matter if I make another type of Christmas cookie, a bar cookie or even a sugar cookie, shortbread is Christmas for us.
So to really get in the mood I slipped a little Christmas music into the cd player.
I must say no one better than Michael Bublè to croon out a few holiday tunes! So sing-along I did. Unfortunately I can only dream about a white Christmas.
I love Simple Shortbread Cookies, they practically melt in your mouth. I always had a friend who said that her shortbread was the best and made exactly how it should be made with only 3 ingredients, butter, sugar and flour.
I would argue that my Mom made the best cookies and her’s had five ingredients. And yes I still stand by my Mom’s.
Ingredients
MY MOM'S SHORTBREAD
MY FRIEND'S SHORTBREAD
Instructions
for full instruction please see : anitalianinmykitchen.com
Doesn’t matter if I make another type of Christmas cookie, a bar cookie or even a sugar cookie, shortbread is Christmas for us.
So to really get in the mood I slipped a little Christmas music into the cd player.
I must say no one better than Michael Bublè to croon out a few holiday tunes! So sing-along I did. Unfortunately I can only dream about a white Christmas.
I love Simple Shortbread Cookies, they practically melt in your mouth. I always had a friend who said that her shortbread was the best and made exactly how it should be made with only 3 ingredients, butter, sugar and flour.
I would argue that my Mom made the best cookies and her’s had five ingredients. And yes I still stand by my Mom’s.
Ingredients
MY MOM'S SHORTBREAD
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup icing / powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup corn starch
- pinch salt
- 2 cups flour
MY FRIEND'S SHORTBREAD
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 1/2 cups flour
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Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 325° (160 celsius).
- MY MOM'S SHORTBREAD
- Beat butter until creamy. Sift icing sugar, corn starch, salt and flour 4 times (I know, but it is worth it) add to creamed butter a little at a time and work in with a wooden spoon as long as possible, then move to a lightly floured flat surface and knead till mixture cracks slightly. Pat gently to 1/3" thickness. Cut with Christmas cutters and place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake in pre-heated oven for approximately 10-12 minutes, don't let them brown. Let cool on cookie sheets.
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for full instruction please see : anitalianinmykitchen.com