My favorite Christmas cookie! They absolutely melt in your mouth!
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups butter at room temperature
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon colored sugar , or to taste
Instructions
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1
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
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2
Mix 4 cups and 2 tablespoons flour, butter, and white sugar together in a bowl using your hands until completely mixed. Spread dough into the prepared baking pan; cover with waxed paper and press firmly into pan. Prick dough through the waxed paper using a fork; remove waxed paper.
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3
Bake in the preheated oven until shortbread is lightly browned, about 1 1/2 hours. Turn off oven and remove pan. Cut shortbread into 1-inch squares. Return pan to oven until oven is completely cooled.
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4
Sprinkle shortbread with colored sugar, remove squares from pan, and store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts
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