Shortbread sugar cookie recipe

Cut out shortbread cookies are soft, buttery, and melt in your mouth. Made with a simple 5-ingredient cookie dough and decorated with optional royal icing.

Shortbread Cookies are simple in appearance, but their rich, buttery flavor makes it impossible to eat just one! Here's how to make them.

These soft, buttery shortbread cookies only need 4 pantry ingredients and are melt-in-your-mouth delicious!

I love shortbread and I like sugar cookies but a cookie that is both...that's heaven! This is the kind of icing that "dries" and makes almost like a candy shell on the cookie. When the icing is dry, store in an airtight container for up to a week. You can also keep the unbaked dough in the fridge for up to a week...but who can resist making these that long? You have to use butter to get the right taste. Sometimes just for a different flavor I add a teaspoon or two of almond extract.

A secret ingredient in this sugar cookies recipe makes these cookies the SOFTEST and most flavorful cookies of your life! And they even hold their shape after baking, so you get exactly what you want instead of sad blob cookies. (Frost them with The BEST Buttercream Frosting for Sugar Cookies or Royal Icing!)

The only sugar cookie recipe you'll ever need! These easy bakery-style treats are soft, thick and perfect for decorating.

perfect every time cut-out cookies for making decorated cookies with royal icing or buttercream...no chilling of dough required!

Whipped shortbread cookies are light as air with a delicious buttery flavor. They melt in your mouth because they're so soft, and only require a few simple ingredients.

How to make the most amazing sugar cookies that truly hold their shape! With a no chill option, these cookies have crispy edges, and soft chewy centers!

These Whipped Shortbread Cookies are the perfect combination of buttery, light, and melt-in-your-mouth goodness. With just a few simple ingredients, these