Photo: Shortbread Hearts Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, cream 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 roll 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-inch heart-shaped cutter. Place the hearts on an ungreased sheet pan and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature.
Note: The edges of the shortbread are ever so slightly sharper if you chill the cookies before baking them. I cut out the cookies days ahead and bake them the day I serve them.
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By manell
west hills
on January 31, 2012
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what an amazing easy recipe and so yummmyy be warned make sure you either only bake a few at a time or plan on having help around to eat them, cause if their in the kitchen, all alone, in the dark, sad and lonely They WILL call your name.
This recipe is also so easy to adapt, you can do cinnamon, or pecans, or chocolate, or orange etc....
By anna_mccall
on January 27, 2012
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Loved these. Best cookie I've ever made. It was also extrememly simple as my 5 yo helped me make them. I used a cookie icing instead of sprinkling them with sugar.
By kusumpatel
on January 03, 2012
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I found these shortbread very easy to make, does not need many ingredients. I made them twice in last two weeks, kids love them so good with tea or coffee. You have to like that buttery taste to enjoy them. I will make them again and again.
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