If you’ve been around here very long, you know that I love to bake and make things from scratch. One thing you may not have figured out, though, is I really don’t like making cookies. It seems that I just don’t have the attention span for them. I’m a chewy cookie girl, so they don’t take long. I get sidetracked, and low and behold, I’ve overcooked them.
When I was making up a basket for my husband to take to work for Christmas, I came across a spectacular cookie. They almost didn’t make it in the basket. It does take a little bit of time to prepare, but they are definitely worth it.
And, believe it or not—it has only 3 ingredients.
Shortbread Cookies
1 cup butter
1 ½ cups flour
½ cup powdered sugar
Combine all of the ingredients and mix in your stand mixer for 10 minutes. It takes a full 10 minutes to get the batter to look like batter–so be patient.
Take a Ziploc bag and fill it with the batter. Snip a small piece off of the corner, making a piping bag. Pipe onto a cookie sheet. (These are small-ish cookies, about 3 inches).
Bake at 350° for about 15 minutes. You want the bottoms to brown a bit, but don’t let the tops brown.
If you feel so inclined, you can decorate with sprinkles, Hershey’s Kisses, cherries, frosting..anything your heart desires. I personally prefer them as is.
These things will melt in your mouth–and it will tough to share!
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It looks delicious.
Where ie the picture ?
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I have a three ingredient cookie dough that I just adore.
This must be spectacular!
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LOVE shortbread cookies! And three ingredients — three ingredients that I keep on hand – even better!
~angela @ peonypatch
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How easy! I really have to try those.
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Phoebe, this recipe sounds really easy to make. I love shortbread cookies, so this is definitely going to be a must make for me.
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These sound yummy and easy! I have a similar recipe for “Butter Cookies” that I love… so delicious and I also love that you can feel safe giving them to even very young children.
One question: with the piping bag, are you piping dots together to form a cookie? Or piping a circle on the cookie sheet? Or just a big blob? I’m having a hard time visualizing.
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JessieLeigh-
I usually just pipe a blob, but I imagine that you could probably do it with little dots, a cirlce, or anything else.
I wanted to add pics, but my computer won’t recognize the USB cord from my camera.
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Ooo, those look yummy! Easy, too. Love that.
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This sounds great! I can’t wait to try it.
It sounds like the kind of recipe that DD could put in her Easybake while I bake the larger ones.
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Now that is an easy recipe!! I LOVE easy recipes. I don’t have a shortbread recipe,either. Thank you for sharing the recipe and linking up to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday.
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Great recipe and I love the idea about using a bag. I’m a chewy cookie person, too! Thanks for sharing your recipe with us on Tasty Tuesday!
~Kim
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wow. I think you’ve just told me what I’ll be making for our next Bible study! I love shortbread cookies and these sound easy and great.
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These are SO delicious!
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Those sound so yummy! Thanks for sharing this easy recipe! My little one and I will have to make them soon!
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Yum! This sounds delish and easy!
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Yum, my dh loves shortbread cookies. I had to laugh at your chewy cookie preference, me too! My dh likes them crunchy though… a delicate balance
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Toni
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