Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• in large mixer bowl, beat margarine and sugar until creamy. add vanilla; then gradually beat in flour, blending thoroughly.
• gather dough into a ball, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm (1 hour) or for up to 3 days.
• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
• on lightly floured board, roll out dough to 1/4" thick. cut, place on lightly greased sheets. bake 35-40 minutes or until firm to the touch (press very lightly to test). transfer to racks and let cool. store in an airtight container.