Who knows a shortbread cookie recipe?

Question

I want to give away cookies for christmas and if you know a great shortbread recipe I would surely appreciate it. cheers!

Answer 1

shortbread cookies

Ingredients1

1pound unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, lightly packed
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Optional decorations:
Colored sugars
Confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 275°F.
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients to form uniform dough. On a cutting board or work surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness, and cut out shapes with cookie cutters or the rims of various-size cups to make circles. The dough can also be rolled out in logs, then sliced into disks.

Place the cookies on ungreased baking sheets, sprinkle with colored sugar, if desired, and bake until lightly golden, about l5 minutes. Allow cookies to cool slightly, then transfer to racks to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired. Store cookies in airtight container.

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Answer 2

Butter Shortbread: Ingredients 455g butter 685g flour 265g sugar Method Mix butter and sugar till smooth and mixed in Add flour to make mix leave to rest in fridge for at least 30 mins to firm up Roll out to approx 1cm thick cut into desired shapes bake at 350-400 degrees Farenhight on a greaseproof papered tray until lightly golden on the edges Leave to cool Sprinkle lightly with castor sugar you now have melt in the mouth shortbread

Answer 3

Almond Shortbread Cookies
Prep: 20 minutes
Bake: 20 minutes
Start to Finish: 40 min

Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup ground toasted almonds
1 cup butter (no substitute)
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
1-1/2 teaspoons shortening
About 40 blanched whole almonds

Directions
1. In a bowl combine flour, sugar, and ground almonds. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling. Shape into a ball and knead until smooth. Divide the dough in half.

2. On an ungreased cookie sheet pat or roll half of the dough into a 9x5-inch rectangle. Repeat with other half of dough.

3. Bake in a 325 degree F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until bottom of the dough just starts to turn brown. Cool about 5 minutes. While the shortbread is still warm, cut each rectangle into 3x1 inch sticks; cool on a wire rack.

4. In a small heavy saucepan melt chocolate and shortening together over low heat, stirring occasionally. Dip half of each cookie into chocolate mixture. Place an almond on the center of each glazed half. Place cookies on waxed paper and let stand until chocolate is set. (Or, refrigerate cookies about 5 minutes or until chocolate is set.) Makes about 40 cookies.

Answer 4

Here's a BUNCH of various flavored ones:
http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.aspx?WithTerm=shortbread
http://southernfood.about.com/od/shortbread/r/bl11201j.htm
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/cookshort/cookshort.html
And this one sounds really good!: http://www.recipezaar.com/63550
I'm starring this for my future use! Alot of good sounding recipes!!!!!