Whipped Short Bread

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lb butter (2 cups)
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• red and green maraschino cherries (optional)
  

PREPARATION:

• Whip butter for 10 min.
• Add icing sugar and mix well.
• Cream mixture together with cornstarch and flour. Then add salt.
• Mix well.
• Roll out dough and form into desired cookie shape.
• Top cookies with little piece of maraschino cherries for festive decoration.
  
• Bake at 275 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 min.

Mom's Note: I usually do not whip the butter that long and I don't add any salt. I also bake it at 350 for about 10-15 min. I use a small cup to cut the cookies after rolling it out; you can use a small cookie cutter.