Butter Cookie Recipes - Balmoral Shortbread Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups/200 g all-purpose/plain flour

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1/3 cup/70 g granulated sugar

• 1/2 cup/125 g butter, softened

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Method:

1. Sift the flour and salt into a medium bowl. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy.

2. Mix in the dry ingredients until well blended. Press the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4. Butter a cookie sheet. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/8 inch (5 mm).

4. Use a 2-inch (5-cm) cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. Gather the dough scraps, re-roll, and continue cutting out cookies until all the dough is used.

5. Use a skewer to prick each cookie with three rows of three dots. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the prepared cookie sheets, placing them 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.

6. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until pale golden. Transfer to racks to cool.