Shortbread Cookies

Traditional Christmas shortbread cookies. This recipe uses only three ingredients, yet the result is super crumbly, incredibly tender, and literally melt-in-your-mouth cookies. Warning: highly addictive.

To make shortbread in fun shapes, like hearts, use this recipe instead 

Ingredients (makes 40 cookies)

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (226 g)

• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour (190 g)

• 0.5 cup powdered sugar (62 g)

Steps

1. Beat the butter with a mixer for 1 minute

2. While continuing to mix, gradually add the flour

3. Add powdered sugar and beat everything together for 5 minutes

4. The dough should become pale, fluffy, and slightly sticky

5. Drop spoonfuls onto a baking tray using two teaspoons, leaving space between them

6. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 15–20 minutes, until the bottoms are lightly golden