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Scottish shortbread

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Ingredients:
1 cupButter, 8 oz at room temp
2/3 cupFruit sugar, 4 oz
1 cupCornstarch, 4 oz
1 3/4 cupFlour, all purpose, 8 oz
Procedures:
1"our winner, patricia ralston who is originally from glasgow, scotland, fits the bill with her mother"s recipe.
2It"s crisp, crumbly and buttery.
3Patricia recommends a food processor for a lighter product.
4(she weighs the ingredients).
5Make traditional rounds or slice dough into cookies and bake about 18 minutes.
6Never grease the baking sheets."
7in a food processor or by hand, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
8Sieve cornstarch and flour together and gradually beat into creamed mixture.
9Knead until smooth.
10Press into 12 x 8 square pan.
11Smooth top and mark into "fingers".
12Prick with fork.
13Bake at 325f for 50 minutes.
14If shortbread starts to brown, turn down to 300°F.
15Recut fingers and dredge with fruit sugar while still warm.
16Cool in pan.