Traditional Canadian Shortbread Cookies
Shortbread Sandwich Cookies (makes about 80 single cookies)
Servings: 40
Ingredients
- 2 cups of flour (remove 2 tablespoons to be replaced with the cornstarch)
- 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
- 1 cup of unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup of Berry sugar
Ingredients for Almond Butter Icing:
- 1 cup of unsalted butter , room temperature
- 3 cups of icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons of pure almond extract
- 8-12 drops of green food colouring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325ºF
- Combine sugar and flour mixture; mix well
- Work in butter; knead
- Divide into two equal portions; wrap in plastic and refrigerate
- Roll cool dough to 1/8 inch on pastry cloth using a rolling pin cloth cover
- Cut out shapes; transfer to tray and dock decoratively
- Bake for 8-9 minutes, until a very light golden on the bottom (still white on top)
- Cool on rack; decorate with icing and silver dragee
Instructions for Almond Butter Icing:
- Mix all ingredients together until the consistency of play dough; refrigerate in a sealed container
- Take out of the fridge 15 minutes before needed