Snowflake Shortbread Cookies Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• Optional: citrus zest

  2 tsp (orange or lemon)

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 325℉ and light grease a shortbread pan with nonstick cooking
  or baking spray.
• 2 Cream the butter until light and fluffy, add the powdered sugar and continue to
  beat until combined. Mix in the vanilla, salt, and zest (if using). Add the
  flour and mix thoroughly until combined.
• 3 Evenly press the dough into the prepared shortbread pan. A piece of plastic wrap
  over the top helps smooth the dough into the corners of the pan. Be sure to
  remove it before baking, though! Prick the top with a fork.
• 4 Bake for 25 to 27 minutes; remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 15
  minutes. Loosen any edges with a plastic knife and invert onto a cutting board.
  Cut the shortbread into serving pieces while still warm using a sharp knife.

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