Kay’s Shortbread

          

This simple shortbread cookie is baked in a nine inch round cake pan, and cut into wedges.

Original recipe makes 14 cookies

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons white sugar

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    30 mins

  • READY IN

    45 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and confectioners’ sugar. Stir in the butter and vanilla, and mix until a stiff dough forms. Pat dough into 9-inch round cake pan, and prick well with a fork. Sprinkle remaining sugar over dough.
  3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Cut into wedges while warm. Cool on wire rack; separate cookies.

Nutrition

Calories: 206 kcal
Carbohydrates: 19.8 g
Cholesterol: 35 mg
Fat: 13.3 g
Fiber: 0.5 g
Protein: 2 g
Sodium: 144 mg