Ingrediants:

1 Cup = 2 Sticks Sweet Butter
2 cups Sifted Bread Flour
½ cup Powdered Sugar
pinch of salt
1 tablespoon Vinilla

Recipe:

#1. Pre-heat oven to 350°.

#2. Cream the Butter: cut cold butter into very small bits and place in mixer on slow while preparing the other ingrediants.

#3. Sift FIRST, then measure out 2 cups of Bread Flour.

#4. Measure FIRST, then sift 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar.

#5. Mix together Sifted Bread Flour + Sugar + 1/4 t salt, + spices if using, then SIFT ALL TOGETHER into bowl with creamed butter.

#6. Add Vinilla or rum if using. (Wet after dry!)

#7. Mix together by hand GENTLY! until the mixture just forms a ball.

#8. Mold the ball of cookie dough directly onto a greeced cookie sheet or parchment paper on cookie sheet or into a shortbread mold.
Approximately 8" X8" X 1/2".
At this time also use a knife or scraper to partition the block of dough into cookie-sized pieces. Stab each piece several times with a fork.

#9. Bake 50 minutes; remove from oven and let sit for 3-5 minutes; separate the cookies and remove to drying rack and allow to cool.

Note: Oven temperature and cookie thickness will affect the time required for cooking. A done cookie has a light color and puffed texture; if you see a streak in the middle that looks wetter, put them back for 10 more minutes.