Shortbread cookies

 

Recipe is from My Way of Cooking

Ingredients

·         100 g sugar
·         200 g butter, cut into pieces
·         300 g flour
·         1 egg
·         1 pinch salt
·         1 ½ tsp vanilla sugar

Instructions

1.       Place all ingredient into mixing bowl, knead 40 seconds/speed 5 with aid of spatula.  Form dough into a ball shape, place in a bowl and cover.  Allow dough to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes before using.

2.       Preheat oven to 375.

3.       Cut dough ball into 2 equal pieces and roll out one piece between 2 sheets of baking paper to a thickness of 5 mm.  Cut out shapes with cookie cutters, place them with some space in between onto a baking tray covered with baking paper.  Bake in a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until golden.  Allow to cool completely before decorating or storing in an air-tight container.

General Tips
I like to add icing to mine. This is the recipe I use for the icing:

Ingredients

·         500 g white sugar
·         2 egg whites
·         2 tsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
·         Food coloring, as desired

Instructions

1.  Place 250grams sugar in TM bowl and mill 30sec/sp9.
2.  Place remainder 250grams sugar in TM bowl and mill again 30sec/sp9. (If it is still not super fine enough, let TM rest for a few minutes and re-mill 30sec/sp9)
3.  Add egg whites and lemon juice and mix 5sec/sp7.

4.  Pipe or spread onto cooled cookies