Mrs Irving'S Delicious Shortbread - Anne Of Green Gables - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup icing sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
salt, pinch of
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
sugar, for sprinkling

Preparation

You Will Need:
large mixing bowl.
electric mixer.
measuring cups.
measuring spoons.
medium mixing bowl.
fork.
extra flour for dusting.
rolling pin.
cookie cutters.
metal spatula.
cookie sheet.
extra sugar for sprinkling.
oven mitts.
Preheat the oven to 350*.
In the large mixing bowl, cream the butter with the electric mixer until it is soft, smooth and fluffy.
Add the icing sugar, a little at a time, and beat until smooth.
Measure and add the flour, salt, and baking powder to the medium mixing bowl. Mix with the fork.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir until well mixed.
Dust the rolling pin and a clean place on the counter with the extra flour. Turn the dough onto the floured surface and roll it out into a large circle - about 1/4 inch thick.
With the cookie cutters, cut the dough into any shapes you like.
With the metal spatula, lift the shortbreads onto a greased cookie sheet. Place them about 1/2 inch apart. Prick each shortbread twice with a fork and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake the shortbreads for 20 - 25 minutes until they turn light brown around the edges.
With oven mitts, remove the cookie sheet from the oven. With the metal spatula, immediately lift the shortbreads onto a plate.