Guest post by Furry Kitchen
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
DIRECTIONS:
* Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
* Cream together the butter and egg yolk.
* Add the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
* Mix the flour and salt together, then add it in three batches to the buttery mixture. Mix until crumbly.
* Knead the dough with your hands until it is soft and pliable. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a rectangle with about a 1/2-inch thickness.
* Cut the rectangle into strips and prick the tops of each strip with a fork. Transfer to an ungreased cookie sheet.
* Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
* Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 to 10 minutes before transferring to a rack.
Oh, this recipe looks great. And easy. I am trying them this afternoon! Thanks!
One more thing..we made your mom’s soup again for tonight’s dinner. We can’t wait! yummmm
My husband adores shortbread. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe. I have yet to find one i like. I will give yours a try.
Tina & Jules, I hope you like the recipe. Let me know how it turns out!
I have never attempted shortbread – always thought it was too difficult. These look great – and such an easy recipe to follow. Thank you for sharing.
Sounds delicious! I have never tried making shortbread cookies but do love eating them.
Yum! Looks so good and not too difficut. I’ll have to give these a try.
Those look yummy! Can’t wait to make them. Thanks for the recipe!
These look great..I may be a little naive, but what is icing sugar? Is that powdered sugar?
Can’t wait to try it.
Holy cow~ this is such an easy recipe. And they taste like it took all day to make them. My daughters and I have made 3 batches of them. We stacked them up and tied them with some Martha red/white ribbon. They look so cute.
Thanks for easy recipes. That makes cooking so much fun. When you can make something really good and it not take forever-with a ton of ingredients.
Love this recipe. Shortbread the way I remember it as a child.
These sound great! I’ve always wondered, though, are the fork pricks just for looks or do they serve a purpose?
Merry christmas!
What is icing sugar? I would like to make these. They look great.
Sorry, I’ve been away for a bit.
Thanks for answering – icing sugar is the same as powdered sugar.
I’m glad you find it to be an easy and yummy recipe. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!