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4-Ingredient Shortbread Cookies

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4-Ingredient Shortbread Cookies are the perfect sweet treat to make - especially when you don’t have a lot of time to bake!

by A Family Feast·published 2019-12-02

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Servings

['24', '24 cookies']

Total time

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prep 8226h 52m

Calories / serving

131 kcal

Ingredients (4)

serves

1 cup butter (2 sticks)butter
2 ½ cups all-purpose flourflour
½ cup granulated sugarsugar
½ teaspoon saltsalt

Instructions (11 steps)

01Cut each stick of butter into eight pieces and set out on a plate while you measure the remaining ingredients. The butter should be cool (not cold) but not soft or melted.
02Preheat oven to 325 degrees F with two oven racks at about the upper third and lower third of the oven.
03Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
04In the bowl of a food processor, add flour, sugar and salt and pulse a few times.
05Add half the butter pieces and pulse a few times. Add the remaining butter and run food processor in five second bursts until the dough comes together, less than one minute. Scrape sides if needed.
06Pour mixture onto your counter and with a small scoop*, scoop out 24 portions onto your counter. (*We used a number 40 scoop and each one weighed a little over a half ounce.)

07Roll each piece with your hands and place 12 balls on each sheet, spaced evenly and press down to about ¼ inch thick.

08Use a fork to press into each cookie then turn the fork 90 degrees and press the fork again making cross hatch marks.

09Rotate pans and racks after 15 minutes of baking and continue baking for another 10-15 minutes or until the tops start to turn golden and the bottoms are lightly browned. Total 25-30 minutes. I pulled mine at 28 minutes.

10Remove with a spatula to cooling racks and eat warm, or cooled.

11Store in air tight containers.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 131 kcal
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 8 g
Saturated fat: 5 g
Carbs: 14 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sugar: 4 g
Sodium: 50 mg
Cholesterol: 20 mg

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