Scottish Shortbread Cookies
If you like a rich, buttery shortbread, you will love this cookie.
Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2-1/2 cups sifted flour
Directions:
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add flour and mix thoroughly with hands.
- Chill dough.
- To bake, preheat oven to 300° F.
- Roll out dough 1/3 to 1/2-inch thick.
- Cut into fancy shapes with small cookie cutters.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes. (The tops do not brown and the size does not change.)
- Store in airtight container. The buttery flavor intensifies after about 2 days.
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