Butter Cookie Recipes - Christmas Shortbread Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups/400 g all purpose/plain flour

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1 cup/250 g butter, softened

• 3 1/2 oz/100 g marzipan, softened

• 1/2 cup/100 g firmly packed light brown sugar

• 1 tbsp raw sugar (Demerara or Barbados)

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Method:

1. Sift the flour and salt into a medium bowl. Use a wooden spoon to beat the butter and marzipan in a large bowl until well blended.

2. Beat in the brown sugar. Mix in the dry ingredients to form a stiff dough. 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. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Discard the plastic wrap.

4. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch (5 mm). Cut into 3/4 x 2 1/2-inch (2 x 6-cm) strips.

5. Gather the dough scraps, re-roll, and continue cutting out cookies until all the dough is used.

6. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the prepared cookie sheets, placing them 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.

7. Sprinkle with the raw sugar. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to racks to cool.