Canadian Shortbread Cookies Food

TRADITIONAL CANADIAN SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325ºF
• Combine sugar and flour mixture; mix well
• Work in butter; knead
• Divide into two equal portions; wrap in plastic and refrigerate
• Roll cool dough to 1/8 inch on pastry cloth using a rolling pin cloth cover
• Cut out shapes; transfer to tray and dock decoratively
• Bake for 8-9 minutes, until a very light golden on the bottom (still white on top)
• Cool on rack; decorate with icing and silver dragee

CANADIAN SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C).
• Combine the butter, sugar, flour and maple syrup, blend until smooth.
• On a lightly floured surface roll dough out 1/2 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 300°F (150°C) for 20 minutes, watch carefully so as not to overcook. Let cookies cool before eating.

CANADIAN MAPLE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Maple butter: In a small saucepan, bring the maple syrup to a boil and reduce by half (this should take about 15 minutes) Remove from heat and let it stand at room temp.
• When it is cool, add the butter and stir or gently whisk until well blended.
• Place in frigde until firm.
• This makes about 3/4 cup.
• Shortbread: In a food processor or blender, combine the maple butter, flour and salt.
• Use the pulse setting to combine well the ingredients.
• Take it out of the blender/food processor and shape it into a ball.
• Flatten it to a disc shape.
• Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until well chilled.
• Preheat oven to 350F and position rack to centre of oven.
• Remove dough from the fridge and roll it out to about 1/4 inch thickness.
• Cut dough into desired shapes (I use a maple leaf shaped cookie cutter... very Canadian, eh?) Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet and bake until slightly golden brown (about 10-15 min, depending on your oven).

CANADIAN SHORTBREAD 'EH'

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Combine the butter, sugar, flour and maple syrup, blend until smooth.
• On a lightly floured surface roll dough out 1/2 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 20 minutes, watch carefully so as not to overcook. Let cookies cool before eating.

TOBLERONE SHORTBREAD 2000 (CANADIAN)

Steps:

• Cream butter and icing sugar well together until light and fluffy.
• Sift flour and cornstarch and baking powder together and add into sugar mixture.
• Fold in the chopped chocolate toblerone candy bar.
• Blend all well.
• Roll into large cookie balls, about 2 inches.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes.
• Remove, cool, dredge in powdered sugar if desired.