Shortbread Buttons

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp rice flour
• 1 cup (2 sticks) chilled butter, chopped
• None None Royal icing, silver dragees, to decorate

1. Preheat the oven to 325u0b0F. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper.
2. Sift flour, powdered sugar and rice flour into a large bowl.
3. Rub in butter using fingertips, until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Press mixture together to form a firm dough.
4. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently. Roll out between two sheets of parchment paper until 1/8 inch-thick. Cut into rounds using a 2-inch cutter. Arrange on prepared pans. Mark like buttons as shown, using a wooden skewer.
5. Bake 15-20 mins, until lightly golden. Cool in pans 5 mins. Remove from pans; completely on wire rack. Decorate with tinted royal icing and silver dragees as desired. Store in an airtight container.

flour, powdered sugar, rice flour, butter, icing

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/32270 (may not work)