Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup rice flour
• 1 lb unsalted butter, diced
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 measure all purpose flour and rice flour into a large bowl, stir with a whisk to blend.
• 2 in a large bowl beat butter and sugar till light and fluffy. stir in vanilla. stir in flour mixture. mixture will be soft. place half mixture on a sheet of plastic wrap, press into a 1" thick round, cover and refrigerate 2 - 3 hours.
• 3 repeat with remaining dough.
• 4 preheat oven to 350.
• 5 on a lightly floured board with a lightly floured rolling pin roll dough to 1/4".
• 6 thickness, place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 15 - 20 mins till lightly browned. cool on cookie sheet, remove to rack to finish cooling. store in airtight container. freezes well.
• 7 (i use a half recipe as a base for cheesecake, after mixing press dough into bottom and up sides of springform pan. bake as directed, cool and fill with cheesecake filling,).