Recipe Name: 1996 2nd Place Winner: Shortbread Cookies
| Ingredients | |||
| 4 | cups | flour, all-purpose | |
| 1 | cup | brown sugar, light, packed | |
| 1 | pound | butter, unsalted, softened | |
Directions: | |||
| 1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Beat all ingredients in large bowl of electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, about 4 minutes. 2. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out 1 piece of dough at a time on lightly floured surface to 1/16 to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out dough with cookie cutters. 3. Bake cookies on ungreased baking sheet until pale brown and slightly firm to the touch, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to cooling rack. Decorate as desired. | |||