Cooking with Annie: Holiday Shortbread

I don’t do a lot of baking, but when Christmas time rolls around, I HAVE to make shortbread. It’s a thing. My great grandmother, grandmother, mom, and now I make this simple cookie every year for the holidays. It’s a Scottish thing, and fulfills many of my nostalgia requirements this time of year. I usually make 4-6 batches a year. Trust me, you need more of this in your life.

What you need:

1/2 pound butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

2-2 1/2 cups flour

Waxed paper

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350. Cream the butter and sugar in a mixer until well blended. Add the flour slowly, letting it incorporate. Add flour until the dough resembles small peas. Put 1/2 of the dough out onto a long sheet of waxed paper. Using the paper, form a long, smooth log with the dough. Cut the log into 3/4″ slices and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes, or until lightly golden. Cool and enjoy.