Swedish Shortbread Recipe

Swedish Shortbread Recipe

  • 1/2 cup sweet butter
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
  1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in vanilla. Sift together cornstarch and flour and add to butter mixture. Mix or knead until smooth. On waxed paper, roll dough into a square 1/4″ thick, then cut into 1 1/2″ squares with pastry wheel or knife. Bake on buttered cookie sheets in a 350°F. oven about 10-12 minutes, or until golden.