Cyndy's Scottish Shortbread

Total Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb butter (no substitutions)
• 1 cup sugar, & 4 tbsp
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons rice flour
• 1 nut crisco (approx 1 tsp)

Recipe

• 1 beat 1 cup of sugar together with butter and crisco til creamy. gradually add all purpose & rice flour until dough forms ball. this is easiest in a kitchaid mixer, but if you do it by hand, you will have to put some muscle into it. remove from bowl and knead on floured surface for 3-5 minute press dough into heavy 9x13 pan. even out with offset spatula. pierce with fork forming lines to prevent crumbling when slicing into bars.bake @ 325 oven for 55-60 min being careful not to let it brown. remove from oven. slice into bars along perferation marks. shake remaining 4 tbsp sugar over surface. put back into turned off oven for overnight to dry.