I got this recipe a while back from People magazine, and it was in an email and I was going to delete it and then I thought, no, let's try it, it's an easy recipe and it made THE BEST shortbread cookies I've ever made or eaten.
Ted Lasso's "Biscuits with the Boss" Shortbread
1 cup unsalted butter, softened, cut into pieces, plus more for greasing
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
½ tsp. fine sea salt
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan with butter. Line bottom and sides with parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang on all sides. Set aside.
2. Beat butter, flour, sugar, vanilla and salt with a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on low speed until mixture is well-combined and just beginning to come together, 45 seconds to 1 minute.
3. Using your hands, press dough evenly into prepared pan. (If mixture is too sticky, place a sheet of parchment paper on top of dough, and press into pan. Remove parchment before baking.)
