Shortbread

Name: Shortbread
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters superfine granulated sugar; 118 milliliters Optional: chopped toasted nuts; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters stick unsalted butter, softened; 1 teaspoons vanilla

Shortbread is a vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 237 calories, 3g of protein, and 16g of fat. Head to the store and pick up salt, superfine granulated sugar, optional: nuts, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Equipment you will use

Oven

Blend together butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a bowl with a fork until combined well. Sift flour into butter mixture and blend with fork until mixture forms a soft dough.

Ingredients you will need

Vanilla

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Transfer dough to an ungreased large baking sheet and pat into a 9- by 4 1/2-inch rectangle. Crimp edges decoratively and prick dough all over with tines of a fork. Score dough crosswise with the back of a knife into 8 sections. If desired, sprinkle with chopped toasted nuts and press gently into dough with your fingertips.

Ingredients you will need

Dough

Nuts