Tatyana’s Momma’s Truly Excellent Shortbread Cookies

These cookies ARE truly excellent! A different twist to your typical shortbread!

Original recipe makes 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    20 mins

  • READY IN

    35 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
  2. Beat butter, confectioners’ sugar, and flour together in a bowl until smooth; add vanilla extract and almond extract. Knead dough until well combined, about 10 times. Shape or cut dough into small cookies; arrange on a baking sheet.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are lightly browned, 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 75 kcal
Carbohydrates: 6.4 g
Cholesterol: 14 mg
Fat: 5.2 g
Fiber: 0.2 g
Protein: 0.7 g
Sodium: 36 mg