Cayenne Shortbread

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb unsalted butter (softened)
• 8 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 cream together the butter and sugar until very smooth.
• 3 sift the flour into the butter mixture and using a pastry mixer (or two forks), work the ingredients into a crumbly but very fine mixture.
• 4 add the cayenne pepper.
• 5 on a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to prefered thickness (i usually make mine kind of thin- about 1/8 inch).
• 6 cut into desired shapes and place on a nonstick baking sheet.
• 7 bake until golden brown.
• 8 the time will depend on the size and thickness of your shortbreads.
• 9 i usually bake mine for about 8 minutes, but if you are unsure, check after 5 minutes to make sure that you don't overbake them.
• 10 cool on racks and enjoy!