These Homemade Shortbread Cookies Are Ridiculously Buttery

When I think about winter, I think about the first snow fall, twinkle lights on trees, winter jackets, hats, scarves, and most importantly I think about cookies. Baking cookies, eating cookies— for me, cookies define the winter season.

When the weather starts to get cold, my father and I head to the kitchen and make these shortbread cookies together. Although shortbread is a classic Scottish dessert dating back to medieval times, its flavor continues to bring joy to people today.

Shortbread Cookies

• Prep Time:30 mins
• Cook Time:20 mins
• Total Time:50 mins
• Servings:2
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 cup Irish butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup rice flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt

• Step 1

  Gather all materials and ingredients. Set oven to 325°F.

  

• Step 2

  Cream Irish butter until the texture is fluffy.

  

• Step 3

  Sift the sugar.

  

• Step 4

  Cream butter and sugar together until sugar is evenly spread throughout the creamed butter.

  

• Step 5

  Sift both all-purpose flour and rice flour together.

  

• Step 6

  Add flour to creamed butter and sugar.

  

• Step 7

  Add vanilla and salt into creamed butter, sugar, and flour.

  

• Step 8

  Blend together until texture resembles crumbly small pebbles.

  

• Step 9

  Knead dough. Then, gently roll out the dough until 1/2 inch thick in between 2 sheets of parchment paper. Avoid handling too much.

  

• Step 10

  Use circular cookie cutter to cut the dough.

  

• Step 11

  Using a fork, poke tiny holes into each cookie. Place cookies on a cookie sheet and place in oven for 20 minutes until golden on top.

  

• Step 12

  Serve and enjoy with friends and family.