Shrewsbury Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, well beaten
2 1/2 cups flour, sifted
citron, shredded (for garnish)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350F and grease cookie sheets.
Cream butter and sugar; add vanilla, salt and egg and blend well.
Add flour.
Chill.
Roll out 1/8\" thick and cut with a cookie cutter.
Place on prepared cookie sheet and tuck a single piece of shredded citron in the center of each cookie.
Bake for about 12 minutes.