Holiday Shortbread Cookies

By kmad

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons coarse sugar (sometimes called sparkling sugar)*

Details

Servings 18

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 325°. Put flour, butter, granulated sugar, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on low speed until blended, then increase to medium and mix until dough is no longer crumbly and just comes together.

2. Press dough evenly into a 9-in. round cake pan. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.

3. Bake until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Cut still-warm shortbread with a fork, tines down, into 16 wedge-shape pieces with shaggy edges. Cool completely, then invert pan onto a work surface and carefully separate cookies.

*Find coarse sugar in the baking aisle.