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Buttery Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies

July 18, 2014 · by Jany · Leave a Comment

As I was going through my pantry I noticed that I had half of a vanilla bean pod left. I couldn’t believe that I let my little stash get so low! Never the less I knew I could make something with that half. Many ideas popped into my head but I was really in the mood for something buttery, crispy and not too heavy.

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There is something about shortbread cookies that I love. They are light but they pack in a lot of flavor and you can eat them alone or they go great with with a scoop or two of your favorite ice cream!

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I do have to warn you, you can’t eat just one!

Recipe:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1/4 cup superfine sugar

1/2 vanilla bean pod

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F
  2. In a bowl sift together flour and salt.
  3. In the bowl of a mixer combine butter and sugar. Using a sharp knife cut a vanilla bean pod in half and then cut that half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Add the seeds to the bowl with the butter and sugar.
  4. Mix the butter, sugar and the vanilla seeds using a mixer on medium speed until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
  5. On low speed slowly add the flour mixture, until large clumps of dough form. Transfer that to a smooth work surface to combine and form into a disk.
  6. Place the disk in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  7. Roll the dough 2mm thick and using a square scalloped cookie cutter cut out the cookies.
  8. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and bake the cookies for 15 – 25 minutes or until they are a light golden color.
  9. Allow the cookies to cool to room temperature.

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Thank you for stopping by!

Stay sweet,

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Filed Under: Cookies, Recipes · Tagged: all purpose Flour, Buttery, Buttery Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies, Mixer, salt, Shortbread Cookies, Superfine sugar, unsalted butter, Vanilla Bean, Vanilla bean pod, Vanilla bean seeds, vanilla extract

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I'm Jany and I have a passion for creating cute sweets for my friends and family! I created this blog to show you how to make them for your loved ones as well!
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