This year I'm trying to get in the holiday spirit early and take full advantage of Christmas. It's the first time in 8 years that I'm going to be around to enjoy it!
This morning I felt like baking something "Christmas-y". Dan suggested Shortbread cookies, so I searched for a good recipe and settled on this super easy one from Midnight Baker. There were only THREE ingredients —all of which I had on hand.
What you'll need:
1 cup of salted butter, softened
1/2 golden brown sugar
2 1/4 cups AP flour
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
To soften the butter, pop it in the microwave for 35 seconds, then beat the butter and brown sugar in a large bowl for ~3 minutes until it looks creamy. Gradually mix in the flour. I did this by adding 1/2 cup at a time and beating on low after each addition. After all of the flour was added, I continued to beat the mixture for 5 minutes until a soft ball of dough had formed.
Place the dough on a piece of parchment paper and roll into a 11 x 8 inch rectangle. The dough should be about 1/3" thick. Cut the dough into 1 x 2" pieces and prick each piece 2-3 times with a fork. Place the parchment paper onto a baking sheet.
Bake for 25 minutes or until the bottoms begin to get lightly brown. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack until completely cool. Enjoy :)
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