Melt In Your Mouth Cardamom Shortbread Cookies Food

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter until creamy (not oily).
• Sift cornstarch, icing sugar, salt, and flour.
• Add to butter.
• Work in with a spoon.
• Turn mixture out onto a floured board.
• Knead until it cracks slightly.
• Pat to 1/3" thickness and cut with cookie cutters.
• Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
• Yield 100 small cookies.
• Note: Grandma says the secret to getting the best texture is to sift the dry ingredients 4 times before adding them to the butter.

3 INGREDIENT MELT IN YOUR MOUTH SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine all ingredients and mix for a FULL 10 minutes.
• Yes, I said a full 10 minutes!
• Mixture will start out very dry and crumbly but will become batter like after the full 10 minutes.
• I like to use my stand mixer for this, but a hand mixer will do the trick if it is a strong one.
• Drop from teaspoons or a piping bag onto a cookie sheet, I find teaspoons work best.
• Decorate with maraschino cherries or sprinkles if you feel fancy.
• Bake for approx 15 minutes or until bottoms are very lightly brown.
• Watch that the tops don't turn brown!

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together.
• Add water and vanilla to the mixture.
• Gradually add flour, fold in nuts.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls.
• Place on ungreased baking sheets and flatten with fingers.
• Bake at 300 F for 20-25 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack.

MELT - IN - YOUR - MOUTH SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Whip butter with an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and flour. Beat on low for one minute, then on high for 3 to 4 minutes. Drop cookies by spoonfuls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Watch that the edges don't brown too much. Cool on wire racks.