Strawberry Shortbread

• 34 cup butter, softened
• 13 cup instant dissolving fruit sugar or 13 cup berry sugar
• 12 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons strawberry jam
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 4 teaspoons milk
• 2 drops red food coloring
• 2 tablespoons coarse sugar

1. In bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy.
2. Beat in vanilla and salt.
3. Stir in flour.
4. Between waxed paper, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
5. Using 2 or 3-inch decorative cookie cutters, cut out shapes.
6. Freeze on parchment paper-lined rimless baking sheets for 10 minutes until firm.
7. Bake in center of 300F oven for 30-35 minutes or until firm to the touch and slightly golden around edges.
8. Transfer to racks; let cool.
9. GLAZE:.
10. Strain jam through fine sieve into large bowl to remove pieces of strawberry.
11. Beat in icing sugar,1 tablespoon of the milk and food colouring, adding up to 1 teaspoon more milk to make spreadable if necessary.
12. Spread glaze over tops of cookies.
13. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
14. Let stand for about 4 hours or until glaze is set.

butter, instant dissolving fruit sugar, vanilla, salt, flour, strawberry jam, icing sugar, milk, drops red food coloring, coarse sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-shortbread-313649 (may not work)