3-Ingredient Shortbread Cookies (W/14 Easy Variations!)

Step 1: Preheat oven to 325F.

Step 2: In a lrg bowl, combine flour & sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.

Step 3: Knead dough until smooth, about 6-10 times. Pat dough into an ungreased 15 x 10 x 1 in baking pan. Pierce w/a fork.

Step 4: Bake 25-30 min or until lightly browned. Cut into squares while still warm, then cool fully on a wire rack. (HINT: Scoring the dough w/a sml sharp knife B4 baking will make cutting the squares a lot easier)

NOTE ON VARIATIONS: The beauty of simple recipes is that it's easy to chg the flavor profile w/a 1 tsp measuring spoon & extract flavoring. For example, consider adding 1 tsp of an extract like ... Banana, Butterscotch, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Coconut, Coffee, Lemon, Maple, Mint, Peppermint, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Rum, Strawberry or the ever-popular Vanilla. Want to try 2 flavors at the same time? Just divide the dough & get creative. (ANOTHER HINT: Taste the raw dough B4 preparing to bake. You may want to intensify the flavor w/more extract