Sunday, October 23, 2011

Scotch Shortbread

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in flour. Dough will be crumbly at first, but work in flour by hand until dough becomes pliable. Chill several hours. Divide dough in half. On ungreased cookie sheet, pat each halfinto a 7-inch circle. With fork prick each mound deeply to make 16 pie-shaped wwedges.
Bake on ungreased gookie sheet at 300 deg. about 30 minutes. Cool slightly; remove from pan.  Makes 32 wedges.

(submitted by P. Wren)

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