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Nanny's Shortbread Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup flour
1/2 cup icing sugar
3/4 cup butter
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º f

Mix dry ingredients together and cream in butter. Roll between wax paper approx 1/4 inch thick. Cut out shapes . Bake 15-20 minutes until edges are just lightly brown.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
These cookies are a Christmas favourite and are ONLY made at Christmas. I remember a double batch of these one year as a teenager...only I forgot to double the butter! I knew the dough was too dry do I added water..YUCK!!! The whole batch went into the garbage.

 

 

 

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