Have you SERIOUSLY Not Made Cookies Yet?

Yeah, me neither. So I've got a recipe that requires only three ingredients!  And the best thing is---these shortbread cookies are killer with eggnog. Santa will not be disappointed:

 Brown Sugar Shortbread
Ingredients:

1 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour


Directions:

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Gradually stir in the flour.  Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 3 minutes.  Pat into a 1/3 inch-thick rectangle measuring 11" x 8".   Cut into 2" x 1" strips.  Place 1" apart on ungreased baking sheets.  Prick with a fork.  Bake at 300 degrees (Fahrenheit) for  25 minutes or until bottom begins to brown.  Cool for 5 minutes.  Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.  Yield: 3 1/2 dozen.
Enjoy!  And merry, merry Christmas to all of you and yours. ;)

Comments

Vicki Rocho said…
OMG, what are we going to leave for Santa???? You'd think a recipe with 3 ingredients would save my sorry arse...but I'm out of butter. Ack. I see a trip to the store in my future!
12/23/2010 6:11 PM
Alex J. Cavanaugh said…
Okay, that's too many!
Fortunately, my nephew sent me a whole tin of cookies.
12/23/2010 7:38 PM
Jennifer Lane said…
Those look yum! This season all I've made are some Christmas cookie sugar cutouts, using a kit from Trader Joe's :) I can't really bake in my condo because the smoke alarm is right outside the kitchen and it always goes off, grr.
12/28/2010 10:47 AM
Nicki Elson said…
Vicki, you crack me up missing one of three measly ingredients! I hope those tin cookies were delish, Alex. (could you just sense the eye roll?). Aw Jennifer, that stinks about the smoke alarm - these bake at a low temp. so maybe they'd be okay...?

And in case anyone's wondering, no, I never even got around to baking these! But thanks to the generous Christmas spirit of family and neighbors, we were all set cookiewise by Christmas Day. ;)
12/30/2010 1:59 PM
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