Butter Swirl Shortbread Cookies

🥘 Ingredients

• all-purpose flour
  240 g
• confectioners' sugar
  114 g
• salt
  1/2 tsp
• unsalted butter
  1 c
• vanilla
  1 tsp
• whole milk
  1 Tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• large bowl
• electric mixer
• pastry bag
• large star tip
• baking sheet

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. 2

   Place the unsalted butter , confectioners' sugar and vanilla in a large bowl , and beat with an electric mixer until combined, light, and fluffy.

   unsalted butter: 1 c, confectioners' sugar: 114 g, vanilla: 1 tsp
3. 3

   Add the all-purpose flour and salt and mix until it’s crumbly and looks like it can’t be mixed more.

   all-purpose flour: 240 g, salt: 1/2 tsp
4. 4

   Add the whole milk and keep mixing. The dough should clump together after about ⏱️ 15 seconds .

   whole milk: 1 Tbsp
5. 5

   Place the dough into a pastry bag fitted with a very large star tip , and pipe onto a silicone mat lined baking sheet , with no more than 12 cookies per sheet.
6. 6

   Bake the cookies for ⏱️ 15 minutes or until lightly golden.
7. 7

   Let them cool completely (on the tray is fine), and enjoy!