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Short'nin' Bread
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 36
There used to be a nursery rhyme: Mammy's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin', Mammy's little baby loves short'nin' bread. This recipe will make more of a shortbread cookie that requires very cold milk or a good cup of tea. From the Southern chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.
Ingredients:
4 cups flour, sifted
1 cup light brown sugar
2 cups butter
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix flour and sugar; work in butter.
3. Place on a floured board and pat to 1/2 inch thickness.
4. Cut into desired shapes, place on baking pan and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until golden.
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