Homemade shortbread cookies
Description
All the ingredients for making this cookie are always at hand. Bake the cookies, then let them cool and serve with a cup of tea, milk, or juice. You can decorate the cookies with powdered sugar, cinnamon, or regular sugar. You may also add lemon or orange zest, as well as any flavorings you like.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Combine granulated sugar and flour, add vanilla extract, zest, a pinch of salt, and melted butter.
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Step 2
2. Mix the dough with a spatula, form it into a single mass, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for half an hour.
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Step 3
3. Take out the dough and roll it out into a sheet about 1 cm thick, then place it in a preheated oven at 150 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes. Ten minutes before the end of baking, sprinkle the cookies with sugar. Remove the sheet and cut it into pieces.
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Step 4
4. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool and leave for some time.
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Step 5
5. Serve the cookies completely cooled.