Melt In Your Mouth Short Bread Cookies
Submitted by Angie Dyer from Adams Electric Cooperative
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup shortening (or 2 sticks room temp. butter, cut into chunks)
1 teaspoon water
Colorful sprinkles
Directions:
Combine flour, salt and powdered sugar in a large bowl and mix together.
Add in vanilla, shortening(break up into larger chunks), and water.
Mix only until a dough is formed.
Place dough on plastic wrap and shape into a log about 10 inches long.
Place in fridge and let rest for at least 30 minutes.
When ready to bake, turn oven to 375 degrees.
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and cut cookie log in half. Cut each half into 12 pieces.
Place 12 cookies on one cookie sheet. Top with colorful sprinkles. Place in oven for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, turn cookie sheet and cook for another 5 minutes.
Once done, take out of oven, let sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then move cookies with a spatula onto a cooling rack.
