Orange Shortbread

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  • Yield: 1 doz
  • Serving: 12
  • Prep time: 35 m
  • Cook time: 27 m
  • Ready in: 1::02 h
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From Gourmet.

Ingredients

Nutrients

Calories
122
Calories from Fat
69 g
Total Fat
7.8 g
Saturated Fat
4.9 g
Cholesterol
20.3 mg
Sodium
25.5 mg
Total Carbohydrate
12.2 g
Dietary Fiber
0.3 g
Sugars
4.2 g
Protein
1.2 g

Step by step method

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 375°F.

  • Step 2

    Blend together butter, superfine sugar, zest, and salt in a bowl with a fork.

  • Step 3

    Sift flour into butter mixture and blend with fork until mixture forms a soft dough.

  • Step 4

    Transfer dough to an ungreased large baking sheet and pat into a 10- by 5-inch rectangle.

  • Step 5

    Prick dough all over with fork and sprinkle with coarse sugar (if using), pressing it gently into dough with your fingertips to adhere.

  • Step 6

    Score dough crosswise with back of a knife into 6 rectangles (do not cut all the way through), then score each rectangle into 2 triangles.

  • Step 7

    Bake shortbread in middle of oven until edges are golden but center is pale, 12 to 17 minutes.

  • Step 8

    Cool on baking sheet on a rack 10 minutes, then cut into 12 triangles along scored lines while still warm.

  • Step 9

    Transfer triangles with a long spatula to a rack to cool completely.

Tips & variations

  • Shortbread can be made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.

  • Shortbread keeps 1 week.

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