Shortbread

Submitted by @wendywings, prepared with the assistance of Miss 7 :)

Ingredients

• 250g butter, softened


• 3/4 cup Chelsea Icing Sugar


• 1/2 cup cornflour


• 1 1/2 cups standard grade flour

Method

1. Preheat oven to 150°C.


2. Beat butter & icing sugar until creamy.


3. Mix in cornflour and flour.


4. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1 cm thick and cut into fingers.


5. Carefully place on a greased oven tray.


6. Prick with a fork.


7. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes, until shortbread is pale but crisp.


8. Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.

Makes: 20 – 24 pieces

From the classic Edmund's cookbook