Easy Shortbread Cookies
By
Mary Carmichael, Jackson, Wyoming
Light and buttery shortbread cookies. They will melt in your mouth.
Preparation time
20 minutes
Cooking time
15 minutes
Total time
35 minutes
Yield
12 Cookies
Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar 1 egg yolk (beaten) 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)Instructions
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 350ºF for 10-15 minutes.
Notes
After baking, the mixture can be crushed and used to make a crumb crust for a pie.
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