ASSORTED SHORTBREAD COOKIES | SUPER EASY & DELICIOUS
| ULTIMATE RECIPE
Assorted Shortbread Cookies – To be honest, I’m not quite a cookie person, but butter cookies or shortbread are my favourite cookies. My sister made these and she gave me as a gift during the Lunar festival, I was like wow, they are amazingly delicious. I want to make them too. This recipe is pretty amazing with only 3 main ingredients, flour, butter and sugar, yes that is all. I added cranberries, pistachios and almonds in 3 different variations respectively, vanilla, matcha and chocolate. Best gift for any festivals. If you have tried “Walkers” Shortbread (I also have a box here to compare), I can tell you these homemade shortbread is as delicious as Walkers or even better. As I was editing this video, I was craving for it and kept taking from my kitchen. Yummy!
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Ingredients:
226g [1 cup] unsalted butter, softened*
100g [½ cup] fine sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp salt
*if you use salted butter, then just omit the salt
Vanilla:
113g [¾ cup + 3 tbsp] all-purpose flour
25g [¼ cup] dried cranberries, chopped
Matcha:
100g [¾ cup + 1 tbsp] all-purpose flour
10g [2 tbsp] matcha powder
25g [¼ cup] pistachios nuts, chopped
Chocolate:
95g [¾ cup + 1 tbsp] all-purpose flour
15g [2 tbsp] cocoa powder
25g [¼ cup] almond nuts, chopped
Instructions:
1. In a large mixing bowl, add softened butter and sugar. Mix until creamy, fluffy and pale.
2. Add vanilla extract and salt, mix until well combined.
3. Divide the batter evenly into 3. It’s recommended to use a weighing scale for better result.
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Vanilla:
1. In the bowl of butter and sugar mixture, sift the flour into the bowl.
2. Press and fold with a spatula, as shown in the video, until it almost comes together.
3. Add in the chopped cranberries. Knead until it comes together.
4. Transfer the dough onto a parchment paper, one half side of the parchment paper, so that the other side can be used to cover the top.
5. Roll out the dough to about 6mm thick. Use a scraper to shape the sides neatly and evenly. Cover back the dough with the parchment paper.
6. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until it is hardened.
7. After 1 hour, cut the dough into the size or shape you desire. Place the cookie dough onto a baking pan.
8. Bake in preheated oven at 160°C/320°F for 20 minutes or until they are lightly brown.
9. Cool on a cooling rack.
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Matcha:
1. In the bowl of butter and sugar mixture, sift the flour and matcha powder into the bowl.
2. Press and fold with a spatula, as shown in the video, until it almost comes together.
3. Add in the chopped pistachio nuts. Knead until it comes together.
4. Transfer the dough onto a parchment paper, one half side of the parchment paper, so that the other side can be used to cover the top.
5. Roll out the dough to about 6mm thick. Use a scraper to shape the sides neatly and evenly. Cover back the dough with the parchment paper.
6. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until it is hardened.
7. After 1 hour, cut the dough into the size or shape you desire. Place the cookie dough onto a baking pan.
8. Bake in preheated oven at 160°C/320°F for 20 minutes or until they are lightly brown.
9. Cool on a cooling rack.
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Chocolate:
1. In the bowl of butter and sugar mixture, sift the flour and cocoa powder into the bowl.
2. Press and fold with a spatula, as shown in the video, until it almost comes together.
3. Add in the chopped almond nuts. Knead until it comes together.
4. Transfer the dough onto a parchment paper, one half side of the parchment paper, so that the other side can be used to cover the top.
5. Roll out the dough to about 6mm thick. Use a scraper to shape the sides neatly and evenly. I added additional almond slice on top to make it look nicer. Cover back the dough with the parchment paper.
6. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until it is hardened.
7. After 1 hour, cut the dough into the size or shape you desire. Place the cookie dough onto a baking pan.
8. Bake in preheated oven at 160°C/320°F for 20 minutes or until they are lightly brown.
9. Cool on a cooling rack.
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