| 4 cup All-purpose flour | | 1 cup Light brown sugar, packed | | 1 lb Unsalted butter softened |
| | Cookie Contest, a simple brown-sugar shortbread from Sandra Petrille | | 1. Heat oven to 325'F. Beat all ingredients in large bowl of electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, about 4 minutes. | | 2. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out 1 piece of dough at a time on lightly floured surface to 116- to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out dough with cookie cutters. | | 3. Bake cookies on ungreased baking sheet until pale brown and slightly firm to the touch, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to cooling rack. | | Decorate as desired. |
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