Shortbread

dessert

Shortbread — front of the card
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Shortbread — back of the card
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25 min active · 1 hr 15 min total · 5 dozen cookies (times estimated)

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter, softened (do not use margarine)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ cup cornstarch

Steps

  1. Cream together the butter, salt, and both sugars until well combined.
  2. Add the flour and cornstarch; mix until a dough forms.
  3. Shape the dough into a rectangle and chill.
  4. Slice the chilled dough into cookies ¼ inch thick.
  5. Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  6. Make two fork prints on each cookie.
  7. Bake at 325°F for 15–18 minutes. Do not overbake — cookies will not brown.
  8. Cool on a wire rack.