Spruce Tip Shortbread Cookies (Vegan)

Gluten free & vegan foraged spruce tip shortbread cookies, recipe created by me below.

Ingredients:

~ 1 cup vegan butter, softened

~ 1/4 cup cornstarch

~ 1/2 cup spruce tip sugar*

~ 1 tsp vanilla extract

~ 1 1/2 cups plain flour

Directions:

1. Cream butter & sugar until fluffy, then mix in remaining ingredients.

2. Roll dough into balls, place on a baking sheet lined with a reusable baking mat & press gently to flatten.

3. Bake at 300F/150C for 18 to 20 minutes.

*Spruce tip sugar is made by pulsing a 1:1 ratio of spruce tips & sugar in the blender, spreading on a baking sheet to dry overnight, then pulsing again once dry.