SHORTBREAD COOKIES

This is what 6 dozen shortbread cookies looks like!!

SHORTBREAD (My favorite!!! I make this almost every year for cookie exchange)


2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium size bowl, mix all ingredients with your fingers until the dough is smooth and holds together.
Divide the dough in half. Press each half into an ungreased 8" round cake pan (be sure to spread the dough evenly and smooth out the top). Using the tines of a fork, make a decorative border around the edges. Then use a sharp knife to cut the shortbread into eight wedges. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the edges begin to lightly brown.
Remove the shortbread from the oven and immediately recut the eight wedges with a sharp knife. Cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool thoroughly. Makes 16 pieces