Butter Shortbreads

A real old favourite

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Yields: 75 pieces

Ingredients

• 250  g butter
• 1⁄2 cup icing sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2  teaspoons lemons, rind of, grated

Directions

1. Have butter at room temperature. Combine butter, sifted icing sugar, sifted flour and lemon juice, with and electric beater; beat on low speed to combine all the ingredients, increase speed to medium and beat for 10 minutes.
2. Spoon the mixture into a large piping bag fitted with a star shaped tube. Pipe small stars on lightly greased oven trays.
3. Cook in a moderate oven for 10 - 15 minutes or until golden.
4. Stand on tray for a few minutes.
5. Cool on a wire rack.