In article <1102982750.94b2d9a62f980ac933f78d8b44baed6e@teran ews>,
"MOMPEAGRAM" > wrote:

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> Best Christmas Shortbread
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> Serving Size :1
> Cuisine :
> Main Ingred. :
> Categories :Bars and Cookies Cookies
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> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
> -------- ------------- --------------------------------
> 2 c Flour
> 1 c Margarine
> 1/2 c Powdered sugar
> 1999 :2 5 Pm
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> Mix together and knead like bread for a MINIMUM of 15-20 minutes. Chill for
> 1 hour. Roll out and cut into bars, poke fork holes into the cookie for
> design, and bake in a 300F oven for 15-20 minutes. It has to be kneaded or
> it doesn't turn out flaky. If these are done right, you can take a bite out
> of them, and it will just dissolve in your mouth. I don't roll out the
> dough into bars. I just pick off dough and roll into balls. I then use a
> fork that has been dipped in icing (confectioner's) sugar to flatten them
> slightly before baking. You want them cooked, but you don't want ANY color
> to them at all. They are perfect if the bottoms are just starting to change
> color a bit. From: Trish > Date: Monday, November
> 08,
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Substitute unsalted _real_ butter for the margarine <ick! sorry!> and
you have my mom's recipe. ;-)
She used to smack my hands with the spoon as I liked to steal it and eat
the dough raw......

She rolled it out between two sheets of waxed paper using a metal
rolling pin that was kept in the freezer.

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K.

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