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Simple Shortbread Squares Recipe

Recipe by: Karen Semmelrock

"My favorite Christmas cookie! They absolutely melt in your mouth!"
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep15 m
  • Cook1 h 30 m
  • Ready In2 h 45 m
  • 1Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
  • 2Mix 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.
  • 3Bake 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.
  • 4Sprinkle shortbread with colored sugar, remove squares from pan, and store in an airtight container.
Ingredients
  • 120 servings
  • 50 cals
  • 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
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    50
    2%
  • Fat:
    3.1
    5%
  • Carbs:
    5.1
    2%
  • Protein:
    0.5
    < 1%
  • Cholesterol:
    8
    3%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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