Shortbread Buttons - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour
1/3 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp rice flour
1 cup (2 sticks) chilled butter, chopped
None None Royal icing, silver dragees, to decorate

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 325\u00b0F. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper.
Sift flour, powdered sugar and rice flour into a large bowl.
Rub in butter using fingertips, until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Press mixture together to form a firm dough.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently. Roll out between two sheets of parchment paper until 1/8 inch-thick. Cut into rounds using a 2-inch cutter. Arrange on prepared pans. Mark like buttons as shown, using a wooden skewer.
Bake 15-20 mins, until lightly golden. Cool in pans 5 mins. Remove from pans; completely on wire rack. Decorate with tinted royal icing and silver dragees as desired. Store in an airtight container.