Free Recipes from rubyglen.com My Mom's Shortbread 1 cup soft butter  1/2 cup sugar  2 1/2 cups sifted flour  Thoroughly mix butter and sugar. Stir in sifted flour (set 1/2 cup aside & add if needed). Mix thoroughly with hands. Roll into two logs. Wrap in wax paper and chill for 2 hours. Preheat oven to 300F. Cut into slices and place on cookie sheets. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 20 - 25 minutes. Yields 2 dozen.  Or roll out and cut with cookie cutters, place on cookie sheets, cover and chill for 2 hours. You can decorate your cookies with sprinkles, chocolate chips, raisins or smarties before chilling. Bake as above.