Name: Irish Shortbread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 1 pound butter, softened; 1 cup granulated sugar; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter); Dash of vanilla extract (optional)

Irish Shortbread

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Irish shortbread is a classic, buttery treat known for its rich flavor and crumbly texture.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: 30 bars
Category: Cookies
Method: Oven
Cuisine: Irish

Ingredients

1 pound butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter)
Dash of vanilla extract (optional)

Instructions

Use a pastry cutter or a fork to mash everything together until crumbly. Knead by hand until everything forms a shiny ball. (This takes a LOT of kneading.) You can use the dough hook on a Kitchen-Aid mixer to attain this also.
Flatten dough into a rectangular pan, or two smaller pans, and poke all over with a fork.
Bake at 325 degrees F for 20 to 30 minutes (depends on whether you like hard or soft cookies).
Cut it into bars, then bake for another 20 to 30 minutes at 275 degrees F.

Notes

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