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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 226625" data-attributes="member: 1246">Hearst Castle Shortbread Cookies&nbsp;4 cups all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking powder3/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt1 pound unsalted butter1 cup powdered sugar1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract1 vanilla bean (optional)&nbsp;Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.In a mixing bowl beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and beat again, scraping down the sides of the mixing bowl once or twice as you are mixing. Beat in the vanilla extract. If you have a vanilla bean slit it open along its entire length, scrape out the vanilla bean paste from the interior of the bean, and add this to the mixer as well. Add the flour mixture in two additions. Stir until everything comes together into a thick dough.Turn the dough out onto a countertop and divide into two pieces, there is quite a bit of dough, so cutting it into two pieces just makes it easier to roll out later on. Press each piece of dough out into a flat patty an inch thick. Wrap each piece in plastic and chill completely in the refrigerator - about thirty minutes. When the dough is chilled, use a rolling pin to roll the dough out 1/4-1/2-inch thick. Cut the dough into desired shapes using cookie cutters or a knife and place on a parchment (or Silpat) lined baking sheet.Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or until the bottoms of the cookies are barely golden.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 226625, member: 1246"] [U]Hearst Castle Shortbread Cookies[/U] 4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt 1 pound unsalted butter 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 vanilla bean (optional) Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl and set aside. In a mixing bowl beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and beat again, scraping down the sides of the mixing bowl once or twice as you are mixing. Beat in the vanilla extract. If you have a vanilla bean slit it open along its entire length, scrape out the vanilla bean paste from the interior of the bean, and add this to the mixer as well. Add the flour mixture in two additions. Stir until everything comes together into a thick dough. Turn the dough out onto a countertop and divide into two pieces, there is quite a bit of dough, so cutting it into two pieces just makes it easier to roll out later on. Press each piece of dough out into a flat patty an inch thick. Wrap each piece in plastic and chill completely in the refrigerator - about thirty minutes. When the dough is chilled, use a rolling pin to roll the dough out 1/4-1/2-inch thick. Cut the dough into desired shapes using cookie cutters or a knife and place on a parchment (or Silpat) lined baking sheet. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or until the bottoms of the cookies are barely golden. [/QUOTE]

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