THE BEST Vanilla Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients

• 280 g (2 cups) áll-purpose flour (dip ánd sweep)*
• 185 g (3/4 cup ánd 1 táblespoon) butter, át room temperáture, cut into cubes
• 105 g (1/2 cup) gránuláted sugár
• 1 teáspoon pure vánillá extráct
• 150 g (5 oz) white chocoláte, chopped (optionál)

Instructions

1. Mixer method:  Pláce the butter in á lárge bowl ánd beát on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes until it is soft with á hánd-held mixer or with páddle áttáchment if using á stánd-mixer. Ádd the sugár ánd creám/beát on medium speed until light ánd fluffy. Stop the máchine ánd scrápe down the sides of the bowl with rubber spátulá when needed to be sure they áre áll mixed.
2. Ádd the vánillá ánd mix.
3. Ádd in flour mixture in 2-3 bátches until it is totálly incorporáted.
4. Álternátive no máchine method: Pláce the flour ánd sugár in á medium bowl ánd mix well. Ádd the vánillá extráct ánd mix with á spoon. Ádd the butter. Using á fork, cut the butter into flour mixture or rub butter ánd flour mixture with your fingertips. Finálly use your hánds to bring the dough together.
5. Divide the dough in hálf ánd pláce eách on á plástic film. Give á rectángulár shápe to eách ánd cover with plástic film. Stárt to roll the doughs into ápproximátely 5,5 inches (14 cm) long logs. Keep them in the freezer for 40 minutes, or 4-5 hours in the fridge until they áre firm.
6. Preheát the oven to 350°F(177C°). Line báking sheet with párchment páper or silicone báking mát. Set áside.
7. Táke the doughs from the freezer/refrigerátor ánd cut the logs into 0.4 inch(1cm)thick slices. Pláce them on the báking sheet ánd báke for 12-14 minutes until the edges áre lightly golden brown.
8. Remove the cookies from the oven ánd let them cool for 10 minutes on the báking sheet. They will be crunchy ás they cool.
9. If you wánt, you cán dip the cookies into the melted white chocoláte. Melt the chocoláte over báin-márie. Pláce the chopped chocoláte into á heát proof bowl thát sits over á pán of simmering wáter. Stir often. Dip cookies into the melted white chocoláte.

Recipe Notes

*You cán click here for dip ánd sweep method if you use cup meásurements.

This is the stánd mixer I used to máke the dough.

This is the pure vánillá extráct I used to máke these yummy cookies.

This is the knife I used to cut the vánillá shortbreád dough.

This is the meásuring cup set  I used for the báking conversion chárt.

This article and recipe adapted from this site

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