Lennie's Special Shortbread

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, cold
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 chop cold butter into chunks.
• 2 in cuisinart fitted with metal blade, process butter with icing sugar until well creamed, about one minute; you may have to scrape down the sides.
• 3 add remaining ingredients and process with several on/off turns, just until dough is well mixed and begins to gather together in a ball around the blade.
• 4 what i do now is wrap this dough in wax paper and put it in the fridge, and make up a second batch with the remaining 1/2 pound of butter (1 cup butter= 1/2 pound); i then put that dough in the fridge and proceed with the first batch i made.
• 5 raw dough keeps well in the fridge for several days.
• 6 shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into small balls.
• 7 place on an ungreased cookie sheet (shiny is best) and flatten, using a fork dipped in icing sugar, cookie press dipped in icing sugar, or a cherry or nut (halved).
• 8 i often put coloured sprinkles or coloured sugars on top of cookies before baking.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes, watching carefully; edges should be very lightly browned.
• 10 yield: 40-50 cookies.