Scottish Grasmere Shortbread

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 tablespoons grated crystallized ginger

Recipe

• 1 sift flour, sugar, cornstarch, and ground ginger into a bowl.
• 2 cut in butter until mixture becomes a soft dough (requires working beyond the stage when particles are the size of rice kernals).
• 3 mix in crystallized ginger. shape dough into a ball. knead lightly with fingertips until mixture holds together. roll into tubular shape and place in cookie press or just slice into 1/8 inch slices. place on ungreased cookie sheet. bake at 350 degrees for 12 minures. cool. spread ginger filling over the bottom of half the cookies. cover with remaining cookies.
• 4 ginger filling; cream 1/4 c butter and 1 t vanilla extract. add 2 c confectioner's sugar gradually, beating until fluffy. stir in 2 t grated crystallized ginger.