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     Title: Scotch Shortbread 2
Categories: Cookies
     Yield: 35 servings

     1 c  Butter
   3/4 c  Powdered sugar(c & h)
   1/2 ts Almond extract
 2 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
   1/4 ts Salt

 Beat butter until soft.  Add sugar and almond extract and beat until
 smooth.  Add flour and salt, and mix well.  Press dough evenly in 11 x 7 x
 2-inch pan.  Mark in 1-1/2 inch squares with a fork.  Bake in 375-degree
 oven 25 minutes.  Cut along markings while hot.  Cool in pan.

  Reprinted with permission from:
 Powdered Sugar Cookies from the C and H Sugar Kitchen by Jean Porter
 Electronic format by Karen Mintzias

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