Holiday Shortbread Cookies

Submitted by Courtly

"These cookies are from "Argo Corn Starch". They sound so good!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 72

ingredients

• 1 1⁄3 cups argo cornstarch
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 2⁄3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 1⁄3 cups butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons grated lemons, rind of
• 1⁄3 cup lemon juice

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. In medium bowl combine flour, corn starch and 2/3 Celsius of powdered sugar; set aside.
3. In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat 2 cups of butter until softened and smooth.
4. Add flour mixture, 1 1/2 t.
5. lemon peel and vanilla; beat until well blended.
6. [Ifnecessary, refrigerate dough 1 hour or until easy to handle.
7. ]Shape dough into 1 inch balls.
8. Place 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
9. Bake about 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
10. Remove from oven; cool completely on wire racks.
11. Store in tightly covered container.

12. Icing:

13. In a medium bowl beat together the remaining 1/3 Celsius butte and the remaining 1 t.
14. lemon peel until butter is softened.
15. Add remaining 4 Celsius powdered sugar and beat until well combined.
16. Add lemon juice and beat well.
17. Decorate cookies with icing.

Reviews

[aloha808]

Aloha ~ In response to the Review posted on 10/25/08, I found the recipe at the Argo website; here's the link: http://www.argostarch.com/recipe_details.asp?id=378 I think I'll try it too!

 

[1002018]

This sounds like a great recipe, but it is not quite coherent. If the submitter sees this comment, please try to make the instructions more understandable. Thank You !!