Soft shortbread

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupButter, softened
1cupFlour
½cupCornstarch
½cupSugar, icing
1teaspoonVanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Beat butter and vanilla until foamy.

Add dry ingredients and blend. Do not over-stir.

Spoon onto an ungreased pan. Bake at 325 degrees F. until done (10-20 minutes depending on thickness) NOTES:

* Soft shortbread -- My mother makes this; she got the recipe from a friend. Yield: serves 4-6.

: Difficulty: easy.

: Time: 5 minutes preparation, 20 minutes cooking and cooling.

: Precision: approximate measurement OK.

: Guy Middleton

: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.

: gamiddleton@watmath

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