Shortbread Cookies
Made with just 5 ingredients, these Shortbread Cookies are perfectly sweet and full of buttery flavor. The perfect cookies to pair with a cup of tea, coffee, or hot cocoa. Dust them with powdered sugar or serve with strawberry or raspberry jam for extra sweetness.
Servings: 48
Calories: 123kcal
Equipment
- Cookie Press
Ingredients
- 2 cups (4 sticks/1 pound) butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Add the flour and mix until the dough comes together, then add the milk and stir until combined.
- Scoop the dough into a cookie press. Press the cookies out onto an un-greased, un-lined cookie sheet, leaving about 1-inch between each cookie.
- Bake the cookies at 350ºF for about 6 minutes until lightly browned around the edges. Transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack to cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 237IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.5mg