Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Classic Vanilla Bean Shortbread


Classic Vanilla Bean Shortbread 
Ingredients:
1 vanilla bean
16 tablespoons butter at room temperature
⅔ cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup finely ground almonds
24 whole almonds

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scrape the insides from one inch of a vanilla bean into a large mixing bowl. In same bowl, cream butter with sugar and vanilla until smooth.

Add flour and ground almonds and beat until mixture is well combined.

On a floured surface roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch rounds and place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Press 1 almond into center of each cookie and bake about 20 minutes, or until very lightly colored. Remove to rack and cool.  Yield: 24 cookies

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