Vanilla Bean Shortbread
Updated Oct. 11, 2023
- Total Time
- 40 minutes
- Prep Time
- 20 minutes
- Cook Time
- 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1vanilla bean
- 16tablespoons butter at room temperature
- ⅔cup confectioners' sugar
- 1teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1¾cup all-purpose flour
- ¼cup finely ground almonds
- 24whole almonds
Nutritional analysis per serving (24 servings)
128 calories; 9 grams fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 3 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 11 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 1 milligram sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
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.
- Step 2
Add flour and ground almonds and beat until mixture is well combined.
- Step 3
On a floured surface roll out dough to ½-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.
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Comments
These only took about 16 minutes in my oven. I also thought they could be a touch sweeter, so I dipped them upside down in crystallized sugar while still very warm which made them sparkle. This recipe is a keeper.
Delicious and simple.