English Shortbread
Author/Submitted by: Farm Journal's Great Home Cooking In America Servings: 49 Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1
cup
butter or margarine 1/2
cup
sugar 1
egg 3
cups
flour,
sifted
1
teaspoon
baking powder
Directions:
Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg.
Sift together flour and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to creamed
mixture, stirring well to blend. Knead dough lightly until it holds
together. Roll dough on floured surface to 14" square. Cut into 49 (2")
squares. Place squares about 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Prick
each
with fork. Bake in 325 oven 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove
from baking sheets; cool on racks.
Source: Farm Journal's Great Home Cooking In America p. 172-173
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