Scottish Shortbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1/2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. sugar
2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Beat the butter until it is light and creamy.
Beat in 1/2 cup sugar.
Sift the flour with the salt and baking powder.
Fold into butter mixture.
Place the dough on a cookie sheet and pat into a rectangle, 1/2-inch thick and approximately 4 x 10-inches in size.
Mark into 1 x 2-inch bars.
Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar and bake in center of 350\u00b0 oven for 15 minutes.
Cut into bars and store in an airtight container.