Cookie Swap 101
What better way to ring in the festive season than sharing homemade cookies?
Courtesy of Mueller’s Bakery. Great for gifting and snacking, the shortbread has a perfect snap, followed by a melt-in-your-mouth lushness.
Ingredients
SERVINGS: Makes 18 cookies
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sweet (unsalted) butter, softened
- 2 cups pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cream sugar, salt, and butter until light, about 15 minutes. Add flour and vanilla and combine.
Turn out onto counter and roll into 2-inch-thick log.
Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Cut ¼-inch-thick slices and place ½ inch apart on parchment-lined cookie sheet.
Bake 16–18 minutes, until firm. Cool and enjoy.
About this recipe
Note: Cookies in photo include pecans and are topped with powdered sugar.
80 Bridge Ave.
Bay Head
muellersbakery.com
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