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Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. With these cookies, the possibilities are endless. Dip or drizzle in melted chocolate or caramel sauce or dust lightly with powdered sugar. You can have Easy Shortbread Cookies using 3 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Easy Shortbread Cookies

It's 50 grams of Powdered sugar.
It's 100 grams of Butter (or margarine).
Prepare 150 grams of All-purpose flour or cake flour.

Shortbread cookies can be placed in an airtight container and stored in the freezer for up to twelve months. These cookies consist of a shortbread crust, firm caramel center, and a milk chocolate top. Roll out and cut into desired shapes, place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Cut into small shapes with knife or use cookie cutters.

Easy Shortbread Cookies step by step

Add powdered sugar to the softened butter (I microwave it for 20 seconds to soften) and mix well with a whisk. If using unsalted butter, add a pinch of salt..
Add flour (no sifting needed) and mix with the whisk. Knead the mixture until it's no longer floury. Don't worry if it is rough and crumbly at first, it will be smooth shortly..
Tear the dough, flatten each piece to a 1cm thickness and place on a baking pan. Poke holes with a fork. The dough will increase to 1.5 times its original size..
Bake in a 355F/180C oven for 10 minutes, then flip the baking tray around and bake for a further 3 minutes (adjust the cooking time accordingly) to bake evenly. Pay attention to the color on the edges..
No matter how long you have been baking them, take the cookies out of the oven once they become light brown on the edges. Cool on the baking pan (they will continue to cook from the residual heat), and they are done..
Here, I shaped the dough into a square log in plastic film and sliced it to make them like English style shortbread cookies. The dough can be cut with a knife easily even at room temperature. It is very easy to handle, so it's great to make cut-out cookies..
They are also delicious with chocolate chips added to the dough. Add the same amount as the sugar. Try them also with cocoa or coffee..

Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Transfer the cookies to one of the parchment-lined baking sheets. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat together butter and powdered sugar then add vanilla. Whip butter with an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and flour.