Orange Shortbread Squares

Name: Orange Shortbread Squares
Yield: Makes one 10 x 15 x 1-inch pan, or about thirty-five 2-inch squares
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest; ½ cup sugar; 1 teaspoon orange extract; 20 tablespoons (2½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened; ¼ teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Makes one 10 x 15 x 1 inch pan, or about
thirty-five
2-inch squares

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

Crumbly shortbread is one of the best and most buttery of all cookies. Baking them as a bar cookie makes them really easy to prepare.

Ingredients

20 tablespoons (2½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
½ cup sugar

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Cookies

Method

Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, sugar, extract, zest, and salt. Beat on medium speed until very light colored and fluffy, abo