Shortbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 sticks butter (no margarine)
1 c. confectioners sugar (heaping)
1 egg yolk
1 c. nuts
4 c. plain flour, sifted

Preparation

Soften butter and add sugar and egg yolks; mix well.
Add flour until all is worked in.
Add finely chopped nuts.
Place dough down until 1/4-inch deep on a cookie sheet and score dough with a fork.
Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour in a 325\u00b0
oven.
Cut into squares while hot and let cool in the pan.