Maple Shortbread

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 24 wedges

ingredients

• 177.44 ml maple sugar
• 236.59 ml unsalted butter
• 4.92 ml salt
• 59.14 ml sugar
• 4.92-9.85 ml maple extract
• 4.92 ml vanilla extract
• 551.96 ml unbleached all-purpose flour

directions

1. Preheat oven to 300°; lightly grease two 9-inch round cake pans; sprinkle each pan with 1 tablespoon of the maple sugar.
2. In a bowl, cream together the butter, salt, regular sugar, ½ cup maple sugar, maple extract, and vanilla; then beat in the flour.
3. Divide the dough in half and press it into the prepared pans, smoothing surface with your fingers.
4. Sprinkle each round with 1 tablespoon of the remaining maple sugar, pressing it in gently.
5. Prick the dough with a fork in an attractive pattern.
6. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until it is golden brown around the edges.
7. Remove it from the oven and loosen the edges with a heat-resistant plastic knife or table knife.
8. Wait 5 minutes, then carefully turn the shortbread out onto a clean work surface, all in one piece.
9. Using a pizza wheel or sharp knife, cut each round into 12 wedges (do this while the shortbread is still warm; if you wait until it is cool, it will not cut easily).
10. Transfer the wedges to a rack to cool.

Reviews

[Diana 2]

This is quick to put together, and is a lovely change from the traditional shortbread. Don't get me wrong....I *love* the old standby. :) I was making recipe #403830, and since I had the maple sugar figured I might as well give this version a try too. I'll be keeping this around. Thanks for posting.