Pineapple Shortbread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup very fine sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup pineapple preserves

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300. cream the butter and sugar together until light and airy, about 3 minutes.
• 2 add the flour gradually, stirring until well blended.
• 3 spread the dough evenly on an ungreased cookie sheet. bake for 33-39 minutes, or until golden brown. be careful not to scorch the edges.
• 4 remove the cookie sheet from the oven, set it on a wire rack, and allow it to cool slightly.
• 5 when the shortbread is cool enough to handle, but still malleable, spread it with pineapple preserves.
• 6 slice it lengthwise into 6 strips, and then cross-wise into 9 strips to form 1-inch squares.