World's  Best Shortbread Cookies
By: dad1337
Published: Sunday, December 8, 2013 - 7:03am

Ingredients




4 sticks of butter (1 lb. )softened
1 cup of granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tsp vanilla
4 cups all purpose flour

Preparation

1 Pre heat oven to 325° 2 In the bowl of the mixer place the sugar and butter and cream until soft and fluffy. 3 Add the yolk and vanilla and continue to mix until completely incorporated. 4 Slowly add the flour and mix until all combined. 5 You can take teaspoon fulls roll into ball and place on an ungreased baking pan or use a #100 scoop.  Using the back of the tines of a lightly floured fork flattened the balls. 6 Place into the preheated oven and bake for 28 minutes until they begin to lightly brown.  Remove to a wire rack to cool and once cooled can be stored in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks, but don't worry they won't last that long.  This recipe yields about 75+ cookies.

About

This has been a family Christmas tradition and favorite for many, many years