John has kindly shared his old fashioned shortbread recipe!!
John's Old Fashioned Shortbreads
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 3/4 cups soft butter
Mix these together well in a mixer but not too high speed, or you will incorporate too much air into the mix, just med. speed.
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup cornstarch
Mix these dry ingredients together very well before adding to the butter/sugar mix.
Mix everything together at low speed untill it is all incorporated. (Mixture will be crumbly like biscuit dough).
The next part is a bit messy, I use disposable latex gloves.
Portion out maybe 1/4 of the dough onto parchment paper and squeeze the dough into a log, shaping with a knife and the parchment, or you may scoop out the dough like cookies if preferred. Once shaped, this dough may be frozen for later use, or used immediately.
Place the cookies (sliced with a knife or scooped) onto a parchment lined tray.
Bake 325 degrees for about 15 min.
When the edges are slightly brown, remove from oven and cool.
Val's 2 cents:
For a real twist, add a light sprinkling of lavendar buds and a bit of lemon peel!
Enjoy!
John
