Shelly's Recipe

SHORTBREAD BITES

Category: Cookies

1 1/4 cups flour
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup butter, no substitute

In a bowl, stir together flour and sugar. With a pastry blender, cut in the butter until mixture resembled fine crumbs and starts to cling. Form mixture into a ball and knead till smooth.

On an ungreased cookie sheet, , roll or pat dough to form an 8x5 inch rectangle. Cut into 1/2 inch squares. Separate pieces on cookie sheet. Bake at 325 for 10-12 minutes or until bottom just starts to brown and center is set. Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Remove and cool on waxed paper covered rack.

Variations:
Lemon-Poppy Seed Bites: Prepare shortbread as directed, except stir 2 tsp poppy into flour-sugar mixture and add 1 tsp finely shredded lemon peel with the butter

Chocolate Chip Bites: Prepare shortbread as directed, and add 1/3 cup miniature chocolate chips after cutting in butter.

Butter-Pecan Bites: Prepare shortbread as directed, except substitute brown sugar for sugar and stir in 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans after cutting in the butter.