Shortbread Cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in vanilla; add flour and mix well.
3. Put through cookie press and form cookies onto baking sheets. (Or try the method below.) Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Don’t be nervous if the batter seems a little dry.

This is where your years of play-dough skills come in handy. Form part of the dough in a long, inch thick log. Roll the log up in plastic wrap until it’s smooth. Flatten the ends. Place in freezer until firm – about 10 to 15 minutes.

Use a sharp knife to cut the logs into diagonal slices. The more slanted the longer the cookies become. Place on baking sheet as directed. This recipe makes a bunch of cookies.

(Also known to Shorel as Boehmke Cookies.)

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