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Ingredients
200g (7oz) self-raising flour
25g (1 oz) cornflour
100g (4oz) butter or solid margarine
100g (4oz) caster sugar
1 small egg, beaten
Few drops of vanilla essence
Sift the flour and cornflour into a large mixing bowl. Rub in the butter and stir in the sugar, egg and vanilla essence with a wooden spoon. Knead gently until you have a smooth dough.
Sprinkle a clean work surface and the rolling pin with a little flour. Roll out the dough to the thickness you would like (if you are using letter cutters roll to a thickness of 4-5 mm) and use whatever shaped cutters you have.
Place the shapes onto a greased proof baking sheet, and make sure you leave space between the shapes to allow for expansion.
Place in a pre-heated oven at 180C/350F/ Gas mark 4 for about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
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