Shortbread Number One

A country inn recipe for Shortbread Number One.

OtherOtherEasy60 min

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 2 cups cake and pastry flour
  • 2/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter, soft
  • a little more flour if necessary

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 300F.

  2. 2

    Sift flour and sugar together.

  3. 3

    Add butter by rubbing into the flour mixture by hand until mixture forms coarse crumbles.

  4. 4

    Gather into ball.

  5. 5

    Knead gently to form dough. Do not overknead or dough becomes too sticky.

  6. 6

    Roll dough on floured surface to desired thickness.

  7. 7

    Cut into shapes.

  8. 8

    Place on ungreased baking sheet.

  9. 9

    Prick with a fork.

  10. 10

    Bake 1 hour or until golden brown around edges.

Tags

americancountry-cookingother

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