🍇 Sugar Plum Shortbread Cookies 🍪
Ingredients:
🍞 2 cups all-purpose flour
🧂 1/4 teaspoon salt
🧈 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
🍯 1/2 cup powdered sugar
🍋 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
🍇 1/2 cup dried fruit (such as raisins, currants, or dried plums), finely chopped
🍬 Coarse sugar for sprinkling
Instructions:
- 🎂 Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 🍞 In a bowl, whisk together flour and salt.
- 🧈 In a separate bowl, cream together butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and mix well.
- 🍇 Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and fold in the chopped dried fruit. Mix until combined.
- 🍪 Roll the dough into small balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Flatten each ball gently with a fork or your hands.
- 🍬 Sprinkle with coarse sugar and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
- 🎄 Allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool 😋😋