classic shortbread cookies

Completely irresistible Shortbread Cookies are subtlety sweet with a tender crunch.  Perfect as they are or enhance with your favorite flavors!

Perfect Shortbread Cookies Recipe (with variations)

(225 g) unsalted butter, softened

sugar (100 g)

vanilla

all purpose flour

rice flour

sea salt (Himalayan is good here)

Cream together softened butter and sugar for about 2 minutes in a stand mixer until just smooth.  Scrape down the sides.

Add vanilla.  Mix another few seconds to incorporate.

Add all-purpose flour, rice flour and salt.  Add any flavorings at this time (see notes).  Mix on medium speed just until the dough comes together, and starts to pull away from the bowl.  Scrape the dough out and pat it into a flattened square.

Roll as evenly as you can to 1/2&#8243; thickness.

Trim the edges (if you want them even) and cut into approximately 1 x 3-inch strips.

Carefully space out on a sheet pan, easiest to use a metal spatula for this.  Chill the entire tray of cookies for 15 minutes in the refrigerator, or place in the freezer for 5 minutes.

Place the cold tray of cookies in the oven.  Bake for 30 minutes.  Let rest on the tray a few minutes and move to a cooling rack.  They will crisp up as they cool.

But why don’t you tell us how many grams there are in half a cup of sugar??!!

You can make rice flour very easily in a coffee or spice mill.. it does add a lovely crunch

I love the anise seed &amp; cinnamon variation as well as the cardamom and ginger variation. Delicious! I'm curious if you've ever tried making shortbread cookies with miso? I tasted some from a local coffee shop/bakery and I have wanted to replicate them ever since!

These were very tasty, thanks for the great recipe. My wife didn’t find the rice flower at the grocery store so ended up using corn starch instead but still turned out great.

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