I do a lot of baking as Christmas presents. I started this weekend with tallbreads. And what are tallbreads you ask? What my family calls shortbread.
Shortbread
1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Put the butter, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl. Cream together. Mix in the flour.
The dough is going to remind you of pie crust. Very crumbly.
Take a teaspoon of dough roll it in a ball and dredge it in sugar. Put on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper or a silpat.
Bake for 20 minutes. This is why the temperature is at 325. I am underbaking a bit.
These melt in the mouth and disappear magically when you are not looking!
I created a chocolate shortbread recipe too. I will share the semi-sweet and dark chocolate version tomorrow.