Butter Shortbreads

Ingredients

• 250 g butter
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons lemons, rind of, grated

Directions

1. 1

   Have butter at room temperature. Combine butter, sifted icing sugar, sifted flour and lemon juice, with and electric beater; beat on low speed to combine all the ingredients, increase speed to medium and beat for 10 minutes.

2. 2

   Spoon the mixture into a large piping bag fitted with a star shaped tube. Pipe small stars on lightly greased oven trays.

3. 3

   Cook in a moderate oven for 10 - 15 minutes or until golden.

4. 4

   Stand on tray for a few minutes.

5. 5

   Cool on a wire rack.