Gluten Free Melt-in-your-mouth Shortbread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup icing sugar (confectioner's)
• 1 cup rice flour
• 3/4 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 note #1 - see the variation on the dough by chef #1178009.
• 2 note #2 - see new way to bake these, from dreamobway, listed in my description above.
• 3 note #3 - see new use for this cooky listed in my description above as "update(12//15/09)".
• 4 sift cornstarch, sugar and rice flour together.
• 5 add butter.
• 6 mix with hands until soft dough forms. refrigerate one hour.
• 7 shape dough into 1" balls.
• 8 place about 1-1/4 inches apart on greased cookie sheet; flatten with lightly floured fork.
• 9 bake at 300ºf(150ºc) for 20-25 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 10 variations: form balls as above. roll in finely crushed corn flakes or crushed nuts. press top of ball with thumb. add a dab of jelly.
• 11 mix in 2 tbls. finely chopped citrus peel and/or 2 tbls. finely chopped nuts. flatten with lightly floured fork.