Granny Hampton'S English Shortbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb butter, at room temperature
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted twice
1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted with flour

Preparation

(Handle this dough as little as possible).
Combine ingredients until it forms a ball.
Roll dough out to 1/2\" thick.
Cut into shapes or into wedges and prick with a fork.
Colored sugar may be added for a decorative touch or they can be iced once cooled.
Bake in 300 degree oven for 8-10 minutes- you should not brown this shortbread so watch closely and remove from oven just before they edges turn brown.
No need to grease cookie sheets.