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COOKIE COUNTDOWN: RECIPE- #14 VANILLA BEAN SHORTBREAD

Vanilla Bean Shortbread
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr
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Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 9  ounces  all-purpose flour (about 2 cups)
  • 1/4  cup  cornstarch
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/2  cup  butter, softened
  • 1/2  cup  canola oil
  • 1/2  cup  sugar
  • 1  vanilla bean, split lengthwise

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Line bottom and sides of a 13 x 9–inch baking pan with foil; coat foil with cooking spray, and set aside.
3. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, cornstarch, and salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk.
4. Place butter in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add oil; beat with a mixer at medium speed 3 minutes or until well blended. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean, and add seeds to butter mixture; discard bean. Add flour mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Spoon dough into prepared pan. Place a sheet of heavy-duty plastic wrap over dough; press to an even thickness. Discard plastic wrap. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack; cut into 32 pieces. Carefully lift foil from pan; cool squares completely on a wire rack.