Shortbread (D's Secret Recipe)ï€
Source of Recipe
from One Willow by the Sea Bed and Breakfast Charlestown, Rhode Island
Recipe Introduction
Great with coffee or tea. Always a hit with guests.
List of Ingredients
1 cup butter (8 ounces)
2-1/2 cups flour (8 ounces)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon almond essence
Recipe
Cream butter until soft. Add sugar gradually; add almond essence and then stir in sifted flour. Knead with hands until dough is well blended. Divide into halves and press into two buttered baking trays. Dough should be 1/2" in thickness. Score with a knife into finger-sized portions for easy cutting later. Bake in oven at 350-400°F for about 25 minutes or until golden brown. Don't overbake! Cut while warm, then place on racks to cool.