SIMPLE SHORTBREAD SQUARES

Simple Shortbread Squares image

My favorite Christmas cookie! They absolutely melt in your mouth!

Provided by Karen Semmelrock

Categories Desserts Cookies Butter Cookie Recipes Shortbread Cookie Recipes

Time 2h45m

Yield 120

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups butter at room temperature
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon colored sugar, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Mix 4 cups and 2 tablespoons flour, butter, and white sugar together in a bowl using your hands until completely mixed. Spread dough into the prepared baking pan; cover with waxed paper and press firmly into pan. Prick dough through the waxed paper using a fork; remove waxed paper.
Bake in the preheated oven until shortbread is lightly browned, about 1 1/2 hours. Turn off oven and remove pan. Cut shortbread into 1-inch squares. Return pan to oven until oven is completely cooled.
Sprinkle shortbread with colored sugar, remove squares from pan, and store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 49.6 calories, Carbohydrate 5.1 g, Cholesterol 8.1 mg, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 21.9 mg, Sugar 1.8 g