Scottish Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 1-1/4 cup butter (2-1/2 sticks), refrigerated and cut into 8 to 10 pieces
- 2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
Instructions
Preheat oven to 275F. Place sugars in food processor and process until very fine. Add butter; pulse until sugar disappears. Add flour; pulse until no dry flour particles remain. (Mixture will be moist and crumbly.) Place in plastic bag and press together to form dough; knead lightly until dough holds together. Remove from bag. Shape dough into i-inch balls, Place on unbuttered cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Flatten each with a cookie press, fork. or the bottom of a glass lightly moisened with water. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until pale golden. Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely on wire racks. Yields: about 4 dozen.