Best And Fastest Shortbread Cookies Recipes

SHORTBREAD COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in vanilla; add flour and mix well.
• Put through cookie press and form cookies onto baking sheets. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.

SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the butter and 1 cup of sugar until they are just combined. Add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
• Roll the dough 1/2-inch thick and cut with a 3 by 1-inch finger-shaped cutter. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature.
• When the cookies are cool, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Put 3 ounces of the chocolate in a glass bowl and microwave on high power for 30 seconds. (Don't trust your microwave timer; time it with your watch.) Stir with a wooden spoon. Continue to heat and stir in 30-second increments until the chocolate is just melted. Add the remaining chocolate and allow it to sit at room temperature, stirring often, until it's completely smooth. Stir vigorously until the chocolate is smooth and slightly cooled; stirring makes it glossier.
• Drizzle 1/2 of each cookie with just enough chocolate to coat it.

BASIC SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter at medium speed until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Combine flour and salt, gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
• Roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
• Cut with 2 1/2 inch round cutter or Christmas cookie cutter.
• Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake at 275 for 50 minutes, or until bottoms begin to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet; remove to wire rack to cool completely.

BEST AND FASTEST SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• using a mixer,cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
• Add flour in 3 increments.
• When completely mixed, take dough out of board and start kneading on lightly floured surface.you want to knead until dough starts to shine(about 5 minutes).
• Roll in three logs about 12 inches long and 1-1/2 inches thick.
• Wrap in parchment paper and freeze for about an hour --
• Remove from freezer and cut 1/4 inch coins.
• You can place a small piece of fruit or cherry on top if you like.
• Put on parchment covered cookie sheet and bake 350 degrees for 10 minutes.(depending on your oven)when the edges turn light brown ,,remove.
• Enjoy your cookies.
• Will make approx.80 cookies.
• Keep rolls in freezer for a month or two.always have cookies ready for unexpected company or parties.