Sugar-dusted vanilla shortbread

By Good Food

Great for keeping the biscuit tin topped up over Christmas, these sweet shortbread thins make a perfect treat

Cook:20 mins
Plus chilling time

Serves 35
Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 0
fat 0g
saturates 0g
carbs 0g
sugars 0g
fibre 0g
protein 0g
salt 0g

Ingredients

1 quantity vanilla shortbread dough (see below)
icing sugar, for dusting

Method

With your hands, roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into a sausage shape about 25cm/9in long and 5cm/2½in in diameter. Wrap the roll and chill for at least 1 hour. (The roll can be frozen for up to 6 weeks. To use, remove from the freezer and allow to thaw for one hour at room temperature so that the dough is soft enough to be sliced into biscuits.)
Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4/fan 160C and lightly grease 2 large baking sheets. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into slices, each a generous 5mm/¼in thick, then arrange them on the greased baking sheets, spacing the biscuits slightly apart so they have a bit of room to spread as they cook.
Bake for 20 minutes until the biscuits are just turning pale golden around the edges, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Dust generously with icing sugar. The biscuits will keep fresh for up to one week stored in an airtight tin.

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