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One of 67 shortbread recipes we measured

Shortbread Cookies

from preppykitchen.com

5,376 cooks on preppykitchen.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on20m
waiting1.2 hr
makes16
each$0.11
kcal168
levelintermediate
Needs:KitchenAid Artisan 5-qtAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 67.

this recipe typical
fat79%86%
total sugar56%56%
salt1%1%
flour strength1.01.0

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

142 g10 tbsp unsalted butter (unsalted butter, at room temperature 142g)
100 g1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 g1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
180 g1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (180g)
2 g1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (optional)

Method: 9 steps, published by preppykitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Really good, and pretty quick and easy to make, as pastries go! Will have to experiment with toppings or icing next time I make them. Something like a chocolate drizzle would pair great. For anyone reading, if the dough is a biiit too crumbly and fights you” — a cook, 5.0★
“Made recipe as listed. Also made candied orange and diced up finished orange and mixed with milk chocolate to coat top of shortbread cookies. Wife asked for another batch as the first one got low. It was hard to eat just one. It’s a versatile cookie. Dough is ” — a cook, 5.0★
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