Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 °.
2. In a medium bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Gently stir in flour and salt.
3. Shape dough into balls and press flat between sheets of waxed paper. Chill for one hour.
4. Cut with cookie cutters or shape as you like.
5. Bake on parchment lined sheet pans for 20-25 minutes.