Scottish Shortbread

An unusual shortbread recipe in that this one also uses brown sugar and some cornmeal - it works!!! Delicious with ice cream, or on they're own.



Ingredients

 * 1 cup butter, softened
 * ½ cup granulated sugar
 * ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * ¼ teaspoon vanilla
 * 2 tablespoons white cornmeal
 * 1¾ cups all-purpose flour

Directions

 * 1) Place rack in center of oven.
 * 2) Preheat oven to 330°F.
 * 3) cream butter with sugars until light and fluffy.
 * 4) Add salt, vanilla and cornmeal and beat until combined well.
 * 5) Add flour, ¼ cup at a time, beating until just combined.
 * 6) Divide dough into 4 balls and on each of 2 baking sheets, press 2 of the balls into 5 inch rounds.
 * 7) With fork tines, score each round into 6 wedges and prick edges decoratively.
 * 8) Bake for 20 – 30 minutes, or until shortbread is just firm.
 * 9) Cut halfway through each round along prick marks and transfer to racks to cool.