Mom's Christmas Shortbread!

I think there are as many recipes for shortbread as there are Moms. This is my Mom's recipe. Christmas is not Christmas without these cookies. My Mom sent them 4,000 miles each year while I was in university. Many would end up in crumbs, but trust me, they tasted just as good that way as they did whole! They are amazing, simple and forever THE Christmas cookie in my house.

Ingredients
3 cups flour
2 cups butter
1 cup icing sugar
1 cup corn starch


What to do

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar and corn starch.
3. Beat butter until fluffy.
4. In three additions, add flour mixture to butter and mix after each addition.
5. Using small cookie scoop, drop cookies on to cookie sheet and press lightly with a fork.
6. If desired, dust with sanding sugar or other sprinkles.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes until slightly golden at edges.
8. Cool for 5 minutes and remove to cooling rack.

• These cookies can be frozen and, in fact, taste great straight from the freezer.
• Crumbs also taste great sprinkled over ice cream!