Traditional Shortbread

• 2-1/4 cups Baker's Flour
• 1 Tablespoon Cornflour
• 1/2 pounds, 7/8 ounces, weight Butter Or Margarine
• 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
• 1/3 cups Caster Sugar
• Extra Sugar To Sprinkle
• Icing Sugar To Dust

1. 1. Sift flours into a large bowl.
2. 2. Put butter into a medium bowl and beat until soft.
3. 3. Add vanilla and sugar to the butter and beat until light and fluffy.
4. 4. Press the mix into a tin, shortbread mould or roll out and cut into shapes.(I like stars for xmas gifts!)
5. Note; alternatively, shape dough into a flat round. Pinch the edges with your fingers, prick the top of the round with a fork, and lightly score into 8 segments.
6. 5. Place onto baking paper on an oven tray. Sprinkle with extra sugar.
7. 6. Bake at 150C for 15-20 minutes until a light golden colour.
8. (If you've shaped your shortbread into a round, cut it when warm or it will crumble.)
9. When cool, dust with icing sugar. This gives it just the sweetness it needs!

flour, cornflour, butter, vanilla, caster sugar, extra sugar, icing sugar

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/traditional-shortbread/ (may not work)