Scotch shortbread #1

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾poundsButter
¼poundsSugar
½poundsFlour
¼poundsCornstarch

Directions

Knead sugar & butter with hands until well mixed; then knead in cornstarch & lastly the flour. The more time spent kneading the better the final product. Break off small pieces; press into flat circles; decorate with back of fork. Start baking in preheated 375 degree oven. Immediately reduce temperature to 300& bake for 1 hour. True Scotch short bread improves with age.

From the <The Bliss of Cooking Returns>, Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club, Ft. Bliss, TX. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .