Shortbread Hearts

By Addie

Ingredients

• 3 sticks of sweet butter, softened
• 1 cups confectioner's sugar
• 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Details

Servings 20
Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Cream butter and confectioner's sugar together until light

2. Sift flour and salt together, then add to creamed mixture. Add vanilla & blend thoroughly.

3. Gather dough into a ball - wrap in wax paper & chill for 4 - 6 hours. Roll out chilled dough to 5/8" thickness. Using a 3" long heart shaped cookie cutter, Cut out cookies.

4. Sprinkle top with granulated sugar. Place -out cookies on ungreased cookie sheets and refrigerate 45 min before baking.
Preheat oven 325

5. Bake for 20 min or until just starting to color lightly - do not brown. Cool on a rack.