Shortbread

Difficulty : easy. Precision measure ingredients

Ingredients

 * ½ cup cornstarch
 * sugar
 * 175 grams butter
 * ½ cup icing (confectioner's) sugar
 * 1 cup rice flour

Directions

 * 1) Sift cornstarch, sugar and rice flour together.
 * 2) Add butter.
 * 3) Mix with hands until soft dough forms.
 * 4) Refrigerate one hour.
 * 5) Shape dough into 2½ cm balls.
 * 6) Place about 3 cm apart on greased cookie sheet; flatten with lightly floured fork.
 * 7) Bake at 150 °C for 20 – 25 minutes or until edges are lightly browned ("variations" form balls as above).
 * 8) Roll in finely crushed corn flakes or crushed nuts.
 * 9) Press top of ball with thumb.
 * 10) Add a dab of jelly.
 * 11) Mix in 2 tbsp finely chopped peel and/or 2 tbsp finely chopped nuts.
 * 12) Flatten with lightly floured fork.