Scottish Shortbread

I'm a total cookie hound. Cookies are my FAVORITE dessert. So sometimes if I don't have any cookies in the house, I'll whip up a batch of shortbread. They're super easy and fast to make, which depending how you look at it, is a good or bad thing. For me, it's good, but I highly recommend giving them to others if you don't want to eat an entire batch of cookies in a day or two!

My Grandma's Cookie Book

Author: Irena Chalmers

Love the illustrations in this book

Score before baking

Edges usually brown a little, but still tastes good to me

Scottish Shortbread
Preheat over to 350 degrees

Ingredients
1 cup butter
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs. sugar
2 cups sifted flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder

Beat the butter until it is light and creamy. Beat in one-half cup of the sugar. Sift the flour with the salt and baking powder and fold into the butter mixture. Place the dough on a cookie sheet and pat into a rectangular shape one-half inch in thickness. Mark into 1" x 2" bars. Sprinkle with the remaining two tablespoons of sugar and bake in the center of the preheated over for 15 minutes until the edges are very lightly browned. Cut into bars and store in an airtight container.