Shortbread Recipe

Ingredients
2 1/4 cups of Plain flour
1 tbsp Corn flour
250g butter or margarine
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/3 cup caster sugar
extra caster sugar for sprinkling

Method

1. Sift flour and corn flour into a bowl and set aside. Place butter or margarine in a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until soft.
2. Add vanilla essence and sugar and continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy.
3. Add the creamed butter mixture to the sifted flours, mixing with a large metal spoon until well blended.
4. Press mixture into a rectangular tin and mark into small finger shapes with a sharp knife. Prick the top of each finger with a fork and sprinkle lightly with caster sugar.
5. Bake at 150 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes (depending on oven) or until it turns a pale straw colour and shortbread is firm to touch. Remove from oven and leave to cool, then cut into fingers and remove from tin. Store in an air tight container.