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    Home » Recipes » Cookies Bars and Squares

    Old Fashioned Shortbread Cookies

    December 11, 2014 by Laureen King

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    A super easy shortbread recipe that bakes up some terrific tasting Old Fashioned Shortbread Cookies just like Grandma made!
    OLD FASHIONED SHORTBREAD COOKIES
    Christmas baking was a lot more entertaining when my friend Wanda came over to bake her family recipe for Old Fashioned Shortbread Cookies. While sipping on some Cosmopolitans and playing festive Holiday tunes we proceeded to make a mess of my kitchen making these awesome shortbread cookies. Her family has been making this amazing shortbread recipe for 3 generations.
    old fashioned shortbread cookies
    This shortbread cookie recipe is so easy to make with only 4 ingredients! It is a great recipe for using decorative cookie presses, topping with candied decorations or maraschino cherries.
    Old Fashioned Shortbread cookies

    Old Fashioned Shortbread Cookies

    Laureen King
    This super easy recipe bakes up some terrific tasting Old Fashioned Shortbread Cookies, just like Grandma used to make!
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course cookies, Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 2 dozen

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 ½ cups butter room temperature
    • 1 cup icing sugar confectioners sugar
    • 1 cup cornstarch

    Instructions
     

    • Beat butter in mixer until fluffy.
    • Add flour, icing sugar and cornstarch.
    • Beat together until soft and fluffy.
    • Scoop onto baking sheets and flatten with a fork or decorative cookie press.
    • Add candied cherries or decorative candy sprinkles or silver balls.
    • Bake at 375º for 10 minutes or until cookies just start to brown.

    Notes

    recipe courtesy of Wanda Corcoran
    Keyword shortbread cookies
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    Old Fashioned Shortbread Cookies

    Enjoy these other great cookie recipes,  Mom's Whipped Shortbread Cookies
    Decorative plate filled with shortbread cookies topped with maraschino cherries.

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    1. Mom's Whipped Shortbread | Art and the Kitchen says:
      November 21, 2020 at 12:09 pm

      […] I love all kinds of shortbread, but my favorite is the kind that melt in your mouth like this traditional recipe for Mom’s Whipped Shortbread Cookies. If you prefer a firmer shortbread cookie try this recipe Old Fashioned Shortbread Cookies. […]

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