King Arthur Flour's Recipe for Shortbread

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King Arthur Flour's Recipe for Shortbread
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
490
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 300°F Lightly grease two round 9 cake pans. If you worry about the shortbread possibly sticking in your particular pans, line them with parchment, and grease the parchment.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla and almond extract, then beat in the flour. The mixture may seem a little dry at first; keep beating until it comes together. If it absolutely won't come together, dribble in up to 1 tablespoon of water, until it does. This is a stiff dough.
  3. Divide the dough in half, and press each half into one of the prepared pans, smoothing the surface with your fingers, or with a mini rolling pin.
  4. Use a fork to prick the dough all over; this allows any steam to escape, and prevents the shortbread from bubbling as it bakes. Prick the dough in a random pattern, but it looks nicer pricked with some kind of symmetry.
  5. Bake the shortbread until it's a light golden brown across the top surface, and a deeper golden brown around the edges, about 35 minutes.
  6. Remove it from the oven, and immediately turn each shortbread round out onto a clean work surface.
  7. Using a pizza wheel or sharp knife, cut each round into 12 wedges. (Do this while the shortbread is still warm; if you wait until it's cool, it won't cut easily.) Transfer the shortbread wedges to a rack to cool.
  8. Serve as is, or decorate. Here are a few suggestions: Drizzle with melted caramel; Spread with melted chocolate, and sprinkle with nuts;.
  9. Set aside two shortbread cookies, and spread the remainder of the cookies with a thick layer of jam or preserves. Crumble the reserved cookies, and sprinkle the crumbs lightly over the jam.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 490.37 Kcal (2053 kJ)
Calories from fat 187.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.8g 32%
Cholesterol 55.12mg 18%
Sodium 209.48mg 9%
Potassium 53.99mg 1%
Total Carbs 71.28g 24%
Sugars 38.83g 155%
Dietary Fiber 1.25g 5%
Protein 4.42g 9%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 8%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 12.4mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 453.35 Kcal (1898 kJ)
Calories from fat 173.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.23g 32%
Cholesterol 50.95mg 18%
Sodium 193.67mg 9%
Potassium 49.91mg 1%
Total Carbs 65.9g 24%
Sugars 35.9g 155%
Dietary Fiber 1.16g 5%
Protein 4.08g 9%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 11.5mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.3
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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