Grandma's Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• sugar (granulated or colored)

Recipe

• 1 preheat over to 350°.
• 2 mix all ingredients by hand for the proper texture, except the sugar.
• 3 roll out cookie dough to about 1/4-inch thick and cut out using your favorite cookie shapes.
• 4 pierce top of cookies with fork and decorate with colored sugar or sprinkle with regular granulated sugar.
• 5 bake for about 8 minutes or until light brown around the edges.