Shortbread Number One

Shortbread Number One

Ingredients:
2 cups cake and pastry flour
2/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 cup butter, soft

Directions:
Preheat oven to 300F.
Sift flour and sugar together. Add butter by rubbing into the flour mixture by hand
until mixture forms coarse crumbles. Gather into ball. Knead gently to form dough. Do
not overknead or dough becomes too sticky. Add a little more flour if necessary. Gently
roll dough on floured surface to desired thickness.
Cut into shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Prick with a fork. Bake 1
hour or until golden brown around edges.
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