AuthorJonathan KastinCategoryDessert, Kosher, VegetarianPossibly the easiest cookie recipe of all. Based on
<a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/dining/one-bowl-shortbread-coronavirus.html">this</a> and <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018784-shortbread-10-ways">this</a>.
Nutrition calculation:
<a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=160%2F16+g+all-purpose+flour+%2B+50%2F16+g+white+sugar+%2B+0.5%2F16+lbs+unsalted+butter">1 cookie</a> or the <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=160g+all-purpose+flour+%2B+50g+white+sugar+%2B+0.5+lbs+unsalted+butter">whole pan</a>
Gather equipment:
- 8×8 or 9×9 pan
- parchment paper
- whisk
- scraper
- 1/2 tsp measuring spoon
- scale
- medium glass bowl
Preheat oven to 350 F
Line the pan with parchment paper
Mix dry ingredients, then dump onto a plate
Melt the butter in the glass bowl, covered, 2 minutes in the microwave if starting frozen
Whisk vanilla and then dry ingredients into butter
Scrape dough into pan, smooth out
Bake 35 minutes, until golden brown
Sprinkle sugar on top
Cut into 16 squares while still warm
Serving Size 1 cookie
Servings 16
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 147
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 11g17%
- Total Carbohydrate 10g4%
- Sugars 3g
- Protein 1g2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
Directions
Gather equipment:
- 8×8 or 9×9 pan
- parchment paper
- whisk
- scraper
- 1/2 tsp measuring spoon
- scale
- medium glass bowl
Preheat oven to 350 F
Line the pan with parchment paper
Mix dry ingredients, then dump onto a plate
Melt the butter in the glass bowl, covered, 2 minutes in the microwave if starting frozen
Whisk vanilla and then dry ingredients into butter
Scrape dough into pan, smooth out
Bake 35 minutes, until golden brown
Sprinkle sugar on top
Cut into 16 squares while still warm
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