Shortbread Cookies Just Like Panera's! Delicious!

Submitted by chloethecook

"These are Delicious buttery cookies that taste just like Panera's shortbread cookies!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 16 Cookies
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 8 ounces butter, room temperature (2 sticks)
• 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Combine all ingredients; use hands to knead until ingredients are blended. Press into ungreased pans (or chill and roll out to about 1/2-inch on a floured board and cut into shapes).
2. Before cooking, mark rectangle cookie lines with knife.(I even made diamonds by cutting them on a diagonal to make them look like Panera's!) Bake at 325° for about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Reviews

[jenniferlcannon]

I gave this 3 stars because it didn't have the same texture as the Panera Shortbread cookies. I bought a Panera Shortbread and made this recipe side by side...no comparison. <br/><br/>Panera's were light fluffy and sweeter....these were more like biscuits so something is to be desired here either in the recipe itself or the cooktime.

 

[pharmd14]

I made these a year ago and LOVED them, but couldn't remember how I made them. This is the exact recipe, and indeed they look / taste just like Panera's shortbread cookies. Make sure you DO NOT substitute margarine for butter, otherwise they will taste flour-y and bland. Also don't roll the dough too thin!

 

[nerdygjerde]

These are not as sweet as Panera cookies. It's also missing that lemon taste their cookies have. I would double that powdered sugar amount and add 1t lemon juice.