Classic and delicious butter cookies!

Hello, beautiful people! What a pleasure to bring you this recipe for easy shortbread cookies , because it's a local favorite and one of the simplest you'll find anywhere on the web. Shortbread cookies are a very popular choice for parties and group meals, and they're also great served with coffee or tea.

I have good news for you: they are easy to prepare and can be baked at home without any problems. They are made with butter, sugar, eggs, and flour, and usually include spices such as cinnamon or nutmeg. They can be decorated with icing or sprinkles.

This recipe is one of the things you should always have on hand to prepare at any time. It doesn't contain eggs or anything else; it's just three ingredients that will help us on this afternoon's sweet mission: butter, sugar, and flour . Sounds easy, right?

Today we're going to learn a few tips and tricks for successfully baking these cookies, but first, I want you to know that our main goal is to quickly and easily make some cookies for a snack . What's your favorite shortbread recipe? Tell me in the comments below!

About the shortbread cookies

We started by emphasizing that these cookies need shortening; it's the foundation of their flavor . But what if we don't want to use it, or if we feel we can achieve a similar result without it?

The difference between cookies with or without butter

Shortening is very good and delicious, fulfilling the fundamental role of fats: softening homemade doughs. It also helps the heat penetrate and distribute properly sweet cookie recipes around the world, as it performs its function very successfully, not to mention being delicious.

Although from time to time it's good to consider other fats, perhaps a little healthier or cheaper, that could achieve the same or better results. Here we share the recipe for oatmeal cookies that are just as delicious as this one.

An easy way to shape them

Although we all know that the moment of shaping the cookie is the most fun, we play with the little ones and make happy face shapes. This assembly trick we're going to show here will only work for those who are short on time or inspiration and want uniform, pretty cookies.

The process is as follows:

• When it's time to assemble the cookies, we place the dough, stretched out slightly, on a piece of plastic wrap and wrap it completely.
• Then it's just a matter of making a sausage with this, shaping it into a cylindrical tube, and then placing it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• After the time has passed, we remove the plastic wrap and, using a knife, we cut slices and place them on the tray. 
• Now you'll give them the thickness you want. Be careful not to touch the dough too much, as it will begin to soften from the heat.

Tip : If the knife is cold, the cut will be easier and cleaner.

The proportions of each ingredient

100g sugar, 200g butter, and 300g flour. It couldn't be easier . Have you thought about what to pair these shortbread cookies with? Be careful, they're addictive and can be devoured in an afternoon.

Enjoy them!

Butter cookie recipe

Ingredients

• 300 gr of flour.
• 200 gr of butter.
• 100 gr of sugar.

How to make shortbread cookies step by step

1. Place the sugar and softened butter in a bowl and mix thoroughly with a spoon until a cream forms. Then add the flour and baking powder, and finally, mix everything with your hands until a dough forms.
2. Transfer the mixture to a smooth surface and knead until it forms a uniform ball. Wrap it in plastic wrap or a bag and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. After the time has elapsed, remove the dough from the refrigerator and shape the cookies into the desired shape. Then, place the cookies in the refrigerator for the last time and preheat the oven to 180°C.
4. Place the cooled pastries directly into the oven. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Let cool before serving.