Instructions: Sift flour and confectioners sugar, then cut in butter until the mixture is crumbly. Knead for 10 minutes.

Pat dough into a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle (14 by 12 inches) on an ungreased cookie sheet. Cut into 2-inch diamonds or squares.

Bake at 300 F, 45 minutes or until golden.

Recut the cookies at the marks and separate carefully while still warm.

Daves notes: This was a great favorite of my grandfather, Albert Stewart.

Rather than greasing a cookie sheet, though, I prefer to make these on a cookie sheet lined with parchment.

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