Shortbread Cookies

Directions

1. 1
   Preparations: Bring the butter to room temperature.
2. 2
   Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180 (350F).
3. 3
   Put the butter in a bowl and knead with a fork.
4. 4
   Once softened, beat with an electric mixer until creamy.
5. 5
   Add the granulated sugar to Step 2 and mix well with an electric mixer.
6. 6
   Add and cream well.
7. 7
   Sprinkle the cake flour into Step 3 and fold well with a rubber spatula It's okay if it there are some flour streaks.
8. 8
   Put Step 4 into a large Ziploc bag (about 27 cm wide) and form into a log.
9. 9
   Let chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour until hardened.
10. 10
    Sprinkle the dough from Step 5 lightly with water and roll with sugar in a shallow pan to coat the surface.
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    If it's a bit of a pain, you can just scatter the sugar on top.
12. 12
    Slice the dough from Step 6 into 8 mm thick slices.
13. 13
    Arrange on the baking sheet with some space between each and bake in an oven for 15 minutes.
14. 14
    That was easy, wasn't it?
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    Once baked, let cool.
16. 16
    They're crispy and delicious!
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    Bake until they look like the ones shown in the picture.
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    You can use a microwave to soften the butter in Step 2, but be sure not to let it melt to a liquid!!
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    (I heat it at 900 W for about 15 seconds).
20. 20
    These cookies were prepared as written in Step 6.
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    The edges are well-coated in sugar.
22. 22
    These are with dried raspberries!
23. 23
    This is what they look like before baking, but they were delicious!
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    I tried baking them in a different shape!
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    They're quite bigger than the round type!