Name: The Star's Scottish Shortbread
Ingredients: 1 c Butter;softened; 1 2/3 c Flour;all purpose; 1/3 c Rice flour; 1/4 c Sugar, granulated; 1/4 c Brown sugar;packed

The excuse that is banished, the excuse every pagan hopes in vain to use, the excuse that is exploded by God’s self-revelation in nature is the pretended, vacuous, dishonest appeal to ignorance. No one will be able to approach the judgment seat of God justly pleading, “If only I had known You existed, I would surely have served You.” That excuse is annihilated. No one can lightly claim “insufficient” evidence for not believing in God.

R.C. Sproul

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Scottish	Cookies	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Butter;softened
1 2/3	c	Flour;all purpose
1/3	c	Rice flour
1/4	c	Sugar, granulated
1/4	c	Brown sugar;packed

INSTRUCTIONS

Grease 8" round cake pan. Line bottom with wax paper.
In bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Mix in all purpose and rice flours,
and white and brown sugar with electric beater until dough is crumbly but
clumps together when pressed. Pat evenly into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated 352F oven 45 minutes. Remove from oven briefly, with
sharp knife, score into 12 wedges, cutting about halfway through dough.
Price decoratively with fork. Return to oven; bake about 15 minutes longer
or until just lightly browned at edges. Cool in pan on rack 30 minutes.
Loosen sides;invert again on cooling rack so cookie is right side up. Cool
completely. MAKES: 12 large wedges
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