Delicious shortbread cookies

Delicious shortbread cookies are perfect for a quiet evening tea or watching an interesting movie with the family. Nothing special, but it really is associated with homeliness, warmth and comfort. And the hostess does not have to strain too much: the cookie recipe is very simple, even novice cooks can handle it. By the way, if the dough turns out to be too soft, do not rush to add a lot of flour to it, it is better to do this at the time of rolling, otherwise the delicious shortbread cookies will turn out to be too hard.

Ingredients

• butter - 150 g
• eggs - 2 pcs.
• sugar - 80-90 g
• flour - 240-280 g + 2-3 tbsp. l. for rolling out the dough
• baking powder - 1 tsp.
• salt - on the tip of a knife

Directions

1. Make a dough for a delicious shortbread cookie. Cut the butter into cubes, place in a bowl and leave for 30 minutes at room temperature.
2. Beat eggs with a mixer with sugar until fluffy. Gradually add soft butter without stopping whisking. Whisk everything together for 3 minutes.
3. Sift flour with baking powder and salt through a fine sieve onto the egg-creamy mass. Knead with a mixer with special hook attachments, just not too long, otherwise the dough for shortbread cookies will turn out too dense.
4. Form a ball from the resulting dough, wrap it with cling film and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. The dough will "ripen" and, moreover, it will be easier to roll it out.
5. Dust the table with flour. Remove the cling film from the shortbread dough and place on the prepared surface. Roll with a rolling pin into a layer about 5 mm thick.
6. Cut out various figures from the rolled dough using molds. Transfer them to a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Heat the oven to 180 ° C.
7. Place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake for 15 minutes. Then let cool and transfer to a plate or basket. Let the shortbread cookies cool completely.