Mack’s Shortbread – A Christmas Classic

Mack’s shortbread is a family tradition at Christmas. It’s named after my Great Grannie whose name was actually Sarah but people called her Mack. Don’t ask me!

These shortbread cookies are the best I’ve ever had and are the only ones we make in our family. I’m sharing the recipe and hopefully you will enjoy it with your family this holiday season.

This recipe is a part of Mandi’s Holiday Treats Your Way e-book. The book is completely free and includes recipes for 17 different cookies, 4 recipes for different nut dishes and candies and a whole whack of free printables for you to use.

Please feel free to download it here. Or click on over to visit Mandi at YourWay.net and check it out.

Now on to the recipe!

Mack’s Shortbread

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Butter
• 1 Cup Flour
• 1/2 Cup Corn Startch
• 1/2 Cup Icing Sugar

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 300F.
2. Cream butter with electric mixer.
3. Add other ingredients in order and mix well (You can use an electric mixer to incorporate the dry ingredients but it doesn’t have the same melt in your mouth effect that mixing them in with a spoon does).
4. Use about a teaspoon of dough and roll into a ball using your hands.
5. Place them on a non-greased cookie sheet and press them down with the back of a spoon. (You will need to dip your spoon in a bit of water so the dough doesn’t stick.)
6. Put 1/4 of a maraschino cherry in the center of each cookie
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

If you try them, let me know what you think.

Do you have a cookie recipe your family absolutely *loves* please feel free to share it in the comments.