Homemade Shortbread Cookies

By Precious Kitchen · 45 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a baking tray or line it with parchment and set aside.
2. Beat the room-temperature butter and sugar together with a fork or wooden spoon until well combined.
3. Add half the flour and the salt and mix; the mixture will be very crumbly.
4. Add the remaining flour and work it with your hand into a ball of dough.
5. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and shape it into a rectangle about half an inch (1.25 cm) thick.
6. Chill the dough in the fridge for about 30 minutes; meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
7. Unwrap the dough, roll it to about 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick, leaving the plastic wrap on while rolling.
8. Remove the wrap and cut the dough into rectangles, or into shapes with a cookie cutter.
9. Place the pieces on parchment-lined trays and prick each a couple of times with a fork.
10. Bake for about 10 minutes until light golden.

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