Orange Shortbread Cookies
Recipe
Preparation time - 10 minutes
Baking time - 20 minutes
Makes - 15-18
Ingredients
2 cups AP flour
1/4 tsp Salt
1 cup Butter (at room temp)
1/2 cup Caster Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Orange Zest
Method
In a large mixing bowl, add butter and sugar. Beat the two, using a hand mixer until the mixture looks smooth and fluffy.
Add the vanilla extract and the orange zest and beat in.
Gradually add the flour and mix just until incorporated. DO NOT OVERMIX
Once you have the cookie dough mixture, shape the dough into a ball and flatten it into a 1/4-inch-thick disk.
Place it in the refrigerator for at least 45 mins to 1 hour and allow the cookie dough to firm up.
After an hour, when you are ready to bake the cookies, in a preheated oven at 180°C.
Bake until the cookies are golden in colour for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Once baked, remove from the oven and allow it to cool on a wired rack.
HAPPY COOKING!!!