SHORTBREAD "ANGEL" COOKIES
"My Best Friend's Recipe"

This is the recipe I mention in the song “What Christmas Means To Me”. My best friend and I make these cookies in the shape of angels every Christmas while listening to Nat King Cole. They are light textured but rich and delicate, similar to the English shortbread tea cookie. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

3/4 Cup soft butter (no substitutions)
1/4 Cup sugar
2 Cups all-purpose flour
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix butter and sugar with mixer till fluffy. Mix in flour. (use hands if necessary) If dough is too crumbly,
Mix in 1-2 Tbsp more soft butter. Roll to 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured surface. Use whatever shape cookie cutter you would like or cut in rectangles.
Bake on greased cookie sheet. 15-20 min till set but NOT brown. Remove immediately and cool on flat nonstick clean surface.
Note: If making Christmas shapes, drizzle with a mixture of powdered sugar and milk. Put in zip lock bag and cut a small hole in the corner to release a fine stream of icing. Drizzle with one plain, one red and one green bag of icing. It makes a beautiful display of color for the holidays.