Vanilla Bean Shortbread

Name: Vanilla Bean Shortbread
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter, softened; 118 milliliters canola oil; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 473 milliliters ounces all-purpose flour (about; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise

Vanilla Bean Shortbread might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 32. One portion of this dish contains about 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 101 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up salt, flour, sugar, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Line bottom and sides of a 13 x 9inch baking pan with foil; coat foil with cooking spray, and set aside.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Pan

Aluminum Foil

Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour, cornstarch, and salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk.

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Corn Starch

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Place butter in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.

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Butter

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Blender

Bowl

Add oil; beat with a mixer at medium speed 3 minutes or until well blended. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean, and add seeds to butter mixture; discard bean.

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Vanilla Bean

Butter

Seeds

Sugar

Cooking Oil

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Blender

Add flour mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Spoon dough into prepared pan.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Frying Pan

Place a sheet of heavy-duty plastic wrap over dough; press to an even thickness. Discard plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack; cut into 32 pieces. Carefully lift foil from pan; cool squares completely on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack