Shortbread

More baking today! I made a double batch of shortbread.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups flour
½ cup cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup icing sugar

Directions:
Whisk the flour with the salt in a small bowl. Set aside.

In mixer bowl, cream butter until smooth, then add the sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Gently stir in the flour mixture until just mixed. Flatten the dough into a disk shape, wrap in plastic, and chill for at least an hour.

Preheat oven to 350F with the rack in the middle of the oven. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to ¼ inch thick. Cut into shapes with a lightly floured cookie cutter. Place cookies on baking sheet and chill for 15 minutes. This helps the cookies to maintain their shape when baked. Sprinkle with coloured sugar. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are lightly brown.