Simple Shortbread Squares

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups butter at room temperature
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon colored sugar, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
  2. Mix 4 cups and 2 tablespoons flour, butter, and white sugar together in a bowl using your hands until completely mixed. Spread dough into the prepared baking pan; cover with waxed paper and press firmly into pan. Prick dough through the waxed paper using a fork; remove waxed paper.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until shortbread is lightly browned, about 1 1/2 hours. Turn off oven and remove pan. Cut shortbread into 1-inch squares. Return pan to oven until oven is completely cooled.
  4. Sprinkle shortbread with colored sugar, remove squares from pan, and store in an airtight container.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

504 kcal 25% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 5.2g 10% DV
Total Fat 25.5g 33% DV
Carbs 63.2g 23% DV
Fiber 1.4g 5% DV
Sugar 25.1g 50% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 1.3mg
Potassium 54mg 1% DV
Cholesterol 75mg 25% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Calcium 7.8mg 1% DV
Iron 2.3mg 13% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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