Best shortbread recipe??

[_JeSs_]

i have never cooked shortbread before but making some 2night for gifts for xmas... what is the best recipe, tried and tested LOL, i have looked on heaps of websites and some have salt and eggs in them, some dont, some have rice flour and some dont, some have corn flour... how am i meant to know!!? all i want is simple, buttery yummy shortbread lol

[belle75]

1 1/2 cups plain flour, 1/2 cup cornflour, 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup icing sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla essence. Mix and form log. cover with cling film. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Bake for 8-10 mins at 200 deg C.

This is the basic recipe. makes yummo melt in mouth shortbread.
Variations: I add chopped glace cherries. Looks very X-masy!
Cut into fingers and dip in melted choc.

[Rainbow_Mumma]

lol funny this post should come up now ive literally just finished making shortbread with DD for santa!

heres the recipe i used handed down generations throughout my family very simple:

250g Plain flour
75g Caster sugar
175g Butter

Preheat oven to 160, mix flour and sugar together and rub in butter. knead into a sort of dough and seperate into 4 (makes it easier as its pretty crumbly stuff!) flatten out and use cutters or cut into fingers whatever you want to do with them
Place in oven for approx 20 mins
Done!

I love this version its simple, quick and believe it or not its not messy to make with a 4 year old!