Foodie Friday - Shortbread

From a Tyrconnell Heritage Society book called 
12 Days of Christmas

SHORTBREAD

Recipe given to Marion (Davy) Foreman grandmother of Angela (Foreman) Bobier by Marion Pearce, wife of John S. Pearce and mother of Joyce, Elaine, Grace, Leslie, and Bonnie.

1 lbs butter

2 tbsp Crisco (approx. size of egg)

1 cup brown sugar

5 cups of flour (velvet cake flour)

Knead in flour.  Cover cookie sheet with brown paper bag.  Bake 275 degrees for 1 hour.  

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