Classic Buttery Shortbread

By Addie

Ingredients

• 8 ounces butter (2 sticks), room temperature
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all ingredients; use hands to knead until ingredients are blended. Press into ungreased pans (or chill and roll out to about 1/2-inch on a floured board and cut into shapes). Bake at 325° for about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cut into wedges while warm or break apart.
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REVIEWS:

These were excellent – my family gobbled them down! My cookie making skills are a little rusty, so I accidentally overcooked the first batch by rolling the dough out too thin. But the rest were perfect, rolled out to 1/2-inch thickness and baked for 18 – 19 minutes.

I would like to say thank you for the recipe,.As a child my grandfather was a baker and would make shortbread all the time, unfortunatelly his recipe book was lost as told but i believe a family member has it. I have looked high and low till I found yours, and it is just like my grandfather had made the shortbread himself. I would recommend this to anyone who asks where i got the reciepe. Thank youI will be trying more of your recipes from now on.

Although making shortbread is certainly not brain surgery....sometimes it turns out too dry and hard, other times too moist and chewy....this was perfect. It was firm yet tender and really buttery with a pure and simple shortbread flavor. This recipe rivals Panera shortbread cookies....if you've had them, you know they're delicious but that recipe is apparently top secret. This is as close as it gets- good stuff.

I made these for both my kids, one's a cop, and the other's a Marine in Iraq. They mail well and last pretty long! LOVE em!

I'm not a very good baker and these cookies came out wonderful. Simply frost or at least sprinkle with sugar before you bake. These cookies were buttery, light and delicious.

I have tried many other shortbread recipes, this one is the best. It's the easiest to make and the powered sugar may be the difference. I just doubled the recipe and made pecan bars dipped in chocolate with it, they're great.I used this recipe throughout the holidays last year with great reviews.