Original Recipe from: Virginia Bowers-Johnson
Unless you are fortunate enough to live near a Scottish bakery to get authentic shortbread you need to make it yourself. Store-bought, mass-produced shortbread never tastes “just right”. This is an old family recipe I found in my mother’s collection. Have a pot of tea ready to serve with this delicacy. Enjoy!
Ingredients
1 pound Butter
4 cups Flour
1 cup Sugar
Directions
Blend well. Add Flour gradually. Mix with hands until like pastry and press into a large cookie sheet to 1/2 inch thickness. Prick with a fork all over. The original recipe reads; “prick, prick, prick”. I take that to mean…do a thorough job pricking the dough before baking.
Bake in 275 degree oven for 1 hour. Should be very light brown in color when done. Cut while warm but leave in the pan until cool.
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