Shortbread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 place rack in center of oven.
• 2 preheat oven to 330 degrees f.
• 3 cream butter with sugars until light and fluffy.
• 4 add salt, vanilla and cornmeal and beat until combined well.
• 5 add flour, ¼ cup at a time, beating until just combined.
• 6 divide dough into 4 balls and on each of 2 baking sheets, press 2 of the balls into 5 inch rounds.
• 7 with fork tines, score each round into 6 wedges and prick edges decoratively.
• 8 bake for 20-30 minutes, or until shortbread is just firm.
• 9 cut halfway through each round along prick marks and transfer to racks to cool.