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Buttery Vanilla Shortbread Cookies

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Buttery Vanilla Shortbread Cookies
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Buttery Vanilla Shortbread Cookies – These lovely variations on traditional Breton shortbread are so soft and tender they literally melt in your mouth. These buttery vanilla shortbread cookies are definitely hard to beat with a cup of coffee, tea or topped with berries or ice-cream!

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Ingredients list for the Buttery Vanilla Shortbread Cookies

  • 4/5 cup (80g) blond cane sugar
  • 6 tablespoons (80g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 1/3 cup (140g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 small fresh vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

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Directions

1. To make the buttery vanilla shortbread cookies: In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine sugar and softened butter—you can do this by hand in a bowl with a wooden spoon. Split the vanilla bean,  scrape the seeds and add them to the sugar and butter. Beat the sugar and butter at low speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg yolks and beat for 2 minutes.

2. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the dough and mix at low speed for a few seconds. The dough should be quite soft.

3. Arrange eight 3-inch (8 cm) pastry rings on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and divide the dough evenly among them. Press the dough into an even layer with the tips of your moistened fingers. Cover loosely with a clean cloth or plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

4. Preheat the oven to 360°F(180°C).

5. Bake the shortbread cookies for 25 minutes, until golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack for 20 minutes before loosening and cautiously removing the sides of the pastry rings. Let the buttery vanilla shortbread cookies cool completely before serving. Keep for 1 week into a metal box.

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