Canadian Shortbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter (room temperature)
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. cornstarch
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. confectioners sugar
pinch of salt

Preparation

Beat butter with a mixer until foamy like cream. (Do not use margarine.) Sift dry ingredients into butter a small amount at a time. Beat well after each addition. Add vanilla. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until slightly golden at 300\u00b0. Do not overbake.