Brown Sugar Shortbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. soft butter or margarine
1/2 c. light brown sugar
2 1/2 c. sifted flour

Preparation

Beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
With wooden spoon, stir in flour until smooth.
(Dough will be stiff.) Refrigerate dough, covered, for several hours.
Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.
Divide the dough in half.
Roll out dough to 1/3-inch thick.
Using 1 1/2 or 2-inch cookie cutter, cut and place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
Makes about 5 dozen.