Light and buttery shortbread cookies. They will melt in your mouth.
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Source | Mary Carmichael, Jackson, Wyoming |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| 6 | Tablespoon | butter |
| 6 | Tablespoon | confectioners' sugar |
| 1 | egg yolk (beaten) | |
| 1 | Teaspoon | vanilla |
| 1 | Cup | all-purpose flour (sifted) |
Thoroughly cream butter and sugar; add egg yolk and vanilla. Beat well. Add flour; mix well. May be dropped by the spoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet; chilled and sliced; or rolled on a floured cloth and cut with cookie cutters. Bake at 350º for 10-15 minutes.
After baking, the mixture can be crushed and used to make a crumb crust for a pie.
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