Egg shortbread

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       Title: Egg Shortbread
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 40 servings
  
     3/4 c  Butter
       6 tb White or light brown sugar
       1    Egg
       2 c  Flour
     1/8 ts Salt
  
        Beat the butter well with the sugar, add the egg, and incorporate
   well. Fold the flour and salt through by hand. Pat out evenly on the cookie
   sheet, cover with foil, and distribute dried beans or rice over the
   surface. Bake in an oven preheated to 400 for about 10 minutes, reduce heat
   to 350, cooking for 10 more   minutes. Remove the foil and beans, reduce
   heat to 325, and bake about 10 more minutes, until well done but not
   particularly brown. Let cool slightly and cut into 40 thin rectangles.
     SOURCE: Biscuits, Spoonbread, and Sweet Potato Pie   (pg. 237)
  
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