| 1 | cup | unsalted butter | |
| 1/4 | pound | sugar | |
| 1 | pound | sifted flour |
| 'Christmas cookies', Donna photocopy Butter an 8in round baking tin and line bottom with parchment paper. Cream the butter and sugar. Add the flour and mix well; the mixture will be very crumbly. Pack the mixture into the tin, smoothing the top with a rubber scraper. Mark the top with a decorative pattern. Bake for about 25 min, do not allow to brown. Cool 10min in tin, then turn onto rack. |