Best Shortbread Buttery Nutmeg Cookies

Best Shortbread Buttery Nutmeg Cookies

Best Shortbread Buttery Nutmeg Cookies

Best Shortbread Buttery Nutmeg Cookies

The most enjoyable morning or evening dessert to go with your favorite tea. Great for the holidays, great as a gift. Best Shortbread Buttery Nutmeg Cookies are all you need
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American, British
Servings 8 cookies
Calories 234 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 140 g AP Flour
  • 72 g raw sugar can be granulated
  • 113 g unsalted butter
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • â…› tsp. nutmeg
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • In a mixing bowl, add but and sugar together and whip.
  • After creaming, add vanilla, salt and nutmeg, and continue to whip.
  • Lastly, whip in the flour. After the flour is mixed in, the cookie dough should be pliable to roll. Roll and press or stamp (optional) to your desired sized (we made 8 decent sized cookies)1-inch apart on a lined baking sheet, then place in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 325° F.
  • Bake for 25 minutes, or until the edge are brown, and the cookie is slightly firm to touch.
  • Remove from oven and cool.

Notes

If you want to be fancy, dip the cookies in chocolate at least half-way and add sprinkles, or after pressing to your desired shape, add Turbinado sugar on top.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 234kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 139mgPotassium: 28mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 404IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
Keyword butter, buttercookies, cookies, dessert, nutmeg, shortbread, shortbread cookies
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