MRS. O's SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD

MRS. O’s SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD ( 2011)

( Greta Oswell’s recipe that she shared every Christmas. Margaret’s mum)

1 lb butter
3 cups flour
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup berry sugar
2 egg yolks

Mix together butter,flour and cornstarch. Add the berry sugar and egg yolks. Knead together by hand. I pat the entire amount  into a parchment lined cookie sheet, prick all over with fork, and bake at 350 for about 16 minutes. Add a minute or so, if needed. Sprinkle with berry sugar.

Cutting warm shortbread into rectangles.

    

When first taken out of oven, cut into rectangles.Let cool, then lift out of pan. Can be frozen like this. Tastes lovely. Reminds me of the Christmases we spent at Oswells, when we were teenagers. Reminds me of Mrs. O. I can still hear her lovely, musical voice welcoming us into the house, and always making sure we felt  at home. I remember caroling house to house, with  a ton of others, and always looking forwards to making it to the "O's", at one point, on those cold nights. Treats and shortbread and  roaring fire awaited. Always a grand Christmas.....