Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 2 cups
Powdered sugar - ½ cup
Unsalted butter - 1 cup (room temperature)
Salt - ¼ tsp.
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp.
Food color - 2 to 3 drops

Method:
In a bowl, combine the sifted flour and salt.
In another mixing bowl, cream the butter with electric mixer or hand mixer.
Add the sugar and beat until smooth (for 2 minutes).
Beat in the vanilla extract and food color.
Stir in the flour till incorporated (forms like a soft dough-better to use hands).
Flatten the dough into a disk shape and wrap in plastic wrap,
Chill the dough for one hour.
On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough to ¼ inch thick ( I flattened the dough with right palm).
Cut into desired shapes with the help of the lightly floured cookie cutter.
Place the cookies on the cookie tray with a parchment paper.
Keep in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Bake in a preheated oven for 10-14 minutes or until the cookies are slightly browned.
Cool them on a wire rack.
Store them in an air-tight container for a week.
Source : Joy of cooking


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