Festive Shortbread

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter softened
• 1.8 cups confectioners' sugar sifted
• 4.5 cups flour all-purpose sifted

Equipment

• oven
• cookie cutter
• wax paper

Directions

1. Cream butter, gradually beat in sugar.
2. Add and beat in flour a part at a time. Wrap dough in wax paper and chill.
3. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
4. Allow dough to warm slightly; knead for 1 minute.
5. Roll out dough on lightly floured board to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters. Decorate as desired.
6. Bake in preheated oven 14-20 minutes.