Lime and Thyme Shortbread

Ingredients

  • 250gm butter softened
  • 1 cup of icing sugar
  • 1 cup cornflour
  • 2 cups plain flour
  • Grated rind of 1 lime
  • Fresh thyme – 3 Tablespoons

Instructions

  1. Cream butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy
  2. Stir cornflour and flour together
  3. Mix sifted ingredients into creamed mixture
  4. Add grated lime rind and thyme
  5. Knead well
  6. On lightly floured space roll out to 0.5cm thickness
  7. Shape or cut to size 
  8. Place on a greased oven tray, prick with a fork
  9. Bake at 150oC for about 30 minutes