screw dinner...i'm making halloween cookies!

and ready to eat!

fresh out the oven

sprinkled with confectioners sugar

Halloween Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup unsalted butter (2 blocks)

1/2 cup confectioners sugar


1 tsp vanilla extract


2 cookie sheets lined with parchment papers

Directions

In a medium size bowl whisk flour and salt, then set aside.

In a large bowl beat butter and confectioner sugar with an electric mixer or by hand, until smooth and creamy. Then add vanilla extract, mix well. Now, the add flour a half cup at a time until blended.

Take the dough and make into a round ball and wrap in saran wrap or large zip lock. Place in refrigerator for 1 hour or overnight.

Preheat over to 350*.

Take dough out of refrigerator and let sit for 10 minutes to slightly soften before rolling.

On a lightly floured surface or between two sheets of wax paper, roll out dough to 1/4”thick. Be gentle, as the dough may break apart. Sprinkle a little more flour on your surface if the dough sticks to the rolling pin. Take Halloween cookie cutters and press into dough.

If the dough if too soft you can put in refrigerator for 15-20 minutes before baking.

Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool. Sprinkle with sugar or confectioners sugar.

Makes approximately 36 spook-tacular cookies!