Christmas Treats Series with Canadian Recipes of the Great White North

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Christmas Treats and Sweets

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Treats and sweets always make a great gift during the Christmas Season. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2013

Christmas Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 cups (260 grams) all-purpose flour 
• 1/4 teaspoon (2 grams) salt 
• 1 cup (250 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature 
• 1/2 cup (60 grams) icing sugar 
• 1 teaspoon (4 grams) pure vanilla 

Method: (Makes about 20 shortbread cookies)

1.  Using your favorite mixer (or by hand), cream the butter until smooth (approximately 1 minute). 
2. Add the sugar and beat until smooth 
3. Beat in the vanilla extract. 
4. Stir in the flour mixture just until mixed. 
5. Flatten the dough into a disk shape, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill the dough for at least an hour. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) with the rack in the middle of the oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough to 1/4 inch (.5 cm) thick.
Cut into rounds or whatever shapes you wish using lightly floured cookie cutter.
Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet and place in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.
This will firm up the dough so the cookies will maintain their shape when baked. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes, or until cookies are lightly brown. Cool on rack.

Shortbread with keep in an airtight container for about a week or frozen for several months and they make a great Christmas Gift for all. Makes about 20 shortbread cookies
Enjoy!
Merry Christmas