Two Colored Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients
•1 cup butter, softened
•½ cup firmly pack brown sugar
•1 tsp vanilla
•2 ¼ cup flour
•½ cup sugar
•2 tbsp carob powder
Preparation
1.Combine butter, brown sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl.
2. Beat at medium speed, until creamy.
3.Add flour and mix mixture until a soft dough formed.
4.Divide the dough in half (in two bowls). Add carob powder to one of the bowls and mix well.
5.Shape each half into 2 6×1 inch round log. Press and mode together 1 white and 1 dark log.
6.Shape 2 colored dough into 6×2 inch log. Repeat with the remaining 2 pieces of dough (now you have 2 2-colored dough).
7.Wrap each log in plastic wrap and chill for a few hours.
8.Preheat the oven to 375F. Cut logs into ¼ inch slices with a sharp knife. Place 1 inch apart onto the baking sheets.
9.Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from cooking sheets.
10.Roll warm cookies in ½ cup sugar.
Serves
30-36 pieces
By Madhavi Devi Dasi
•1 cup butter, softened
•½ cup firmly pack brown sugar
•1 tsp vanilla
•2 ¼ cup flour
•½ cup sugar
•2 tbsp carob powder
Preparation
1.Combine butter, brown sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl.
2. Beat at medium speed, until creamy.
3.Add flour and mix mixture until a soft dough formed.
4.Divide the dough in half (in two bowls). Add carob powder to one of the bowls and mix well.
5.Shape each half into 2 6×1 inch round log. Press and mode together 1 white and 1 dark log.
6.Shape 2 colored dough into 6×2 inch log. Repeat with the remaining 2 pieces of dough (now you have 2 2-colored dough).
7.Wrap each log in plastic wrap and chill for a few hours.
8.Preheat the oven to 375F. Cut logs into ¼ inch slices with a sharp knife. Place 1 inch apart onto the baking sheets.
9.Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from cooking sheets.
10.Roll warm cookies in ½ cup sugar.
Serves
30-36 pieces
By Madhavi Devi Dasi
