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Ingredients
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 8 cups |
| baking powder: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1 tsp |
| salted butter: 4 cups (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 2 cups |
| almond extract: 1 tsp |
Uncle Bill's Scotch Shortbread Cookies
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
10 min -
Cook Time
20 min -
Servings
48 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift flour with baking powder and salt.
- In a separate mixing bowl, mix together butter, sugar and almond extract; beat until very light and fluffy.
- Combine butter mixture with flour and mix by hand until dough is very smooth.
- If dough is too hard to handle, refrigerate for about 1/2 hour to chill.
- Form dough into 1 inch balls.
- Place dough balls on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Flatten to desired thickness, about 1/4 inch thick using the bottom of a drinking glass preferably with a pattern on the bottom.
- Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
- DO NOT OVERBAKE.
- Store cookies in a container with lid.