Orange and Rosemary Shortbread

Take advantage of fresh rosemary for these savory citrus shortbread cookies.

Makes: 16 cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Recipe Created By: Mary Carter
Featured In: Tennessee Home & Farm

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2½ cups self-rising flour
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • ¼ cup rosemary, finely chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Cream together sugar and butter until fluffy. Stir in flour, zest and rosemary. Mix well.
  3. Press into a cookie mold, or roll into a 12-inch log and slice into 16 cookies.
  4. If baking in a mold, follow particular baking instructions for the mold. Remember to grease and flour the mold very thoroughly.
  5. If baking individual cookies, place on cookie sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden.  While still warm, decorate the cookies by pricking their tops with the tines of a fork.

Need a lesson in chopping fresh rosemary? Take a look at our helpful how-to video.

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