| 1 | cup |
butter |
8 oz at room temp |
| 2/3 | cup |
fruit sugar |
4 oz* |
| 1 | cup |
cornstarch |
4 oz |
| 1 3/4 | cups | flour, all-purpose | , 8 oz |
In a food processor or by hand, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Sieve cornstarch and flour together and gradually beat into creamed mixture. Knead until smooth. press into 12 X 8 square pan.
Smooth top and mark into "fingers". prick with fork.
Bake at 325F for 50 minutes.
If shortbread starts to brown, turn down to 300 F.
Recut fingers and dredge with fruit sugar while still warm.
Cool in pan.
First published: 1996-01-27 last updated: 2012-03-01




