UK and Ireland Recipe ∞ Scotch Shortbread I

This recipe uses rice flour.

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• ½ cup confectioners' sugar
• ⅓ cup white rice flour
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Cooking Directions

1. Sift dry ingredients over unsalted, softened butter. Cut in butter until completely incorporated.
2. Knead dough on floured surface until soft, about 2 minutes. Roll dough into 2 cylinders and cover with plastic wrap. Chill one hour.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
4. Knead dough to soften a bit then roll 1/4 inch thick and cut with a cookie cutter. Bake for 5 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet.

Nutrition Facts

• calories123.5
• carbohydrateContent12.2 g
• cholesterolContent20.3 mg
• fatContent7.8 g
• fiberContent0.3 g
• proteinContent1.3 g
• saturatedFatContent4.9 g
• sodiumContent1.3 mg
• sugarContent2.5 g