Easy Shortbread Tart Crust (No Roll)

SweetSueAl's Note:

Looked and looked on Zaar for just the shortbread crust and found many delicious crusts, but just not the one I was looking for. Perhaps I didn't key in the right search, but I found this recipe on the web and it's just what I was looking for...simple.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 10-inch ...

• ¾ cup butter , unsalted, room temperature
• 1⁄3; cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 ½ cups flour , all purpose
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Blend ingredients to make a soft dough.
2. Pat into a 9 or 10 inch tart or pie pan.
3. Prick crust well with fork.
4. Bake in 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes.

Reviews

[Ashley S.]

This was a delicious crust...it tasted good before I even cooked it! The only reason I am giving it 4 stars was because I found it almost impossible to press it into my pan! It wouldn't stop sticking to my fingers so I put a little water on my hands and that didn't work..Pam..didn't work...then I used the back of a measuring cup and that didn't work either! So I basically just gobbed it together and did the best I could. I also used this for the Blueberry sour cream pie and it was cooked perfect even without prebaking it. I will try this again...I just have to figure out why it was sticking to me! Oh, I also tried adding a tad more flour...didn't work!

[Empire920]

Great recipe! Simple and easy to make... tastes great. I made this with Blueberry Sour Cream Pie. They are perfect together. For that recipe I did not prebake the crust... just rolled it into the pan, poured in the filling and baked according to pie instructions. This made a lot of crust for a 91/2 inch pie. (Which was fine for us!) Thanks!