1-2-3 Mürbeteig

Ingredients:
1 part sugar like ................100 grams or 1/2 cup
2 parts cold butter..............200 grams or 2 tablespoons shy of 1 stick
3 parts flour ....................... 300 grams or 2 1/2 cups

Then you add an egg or just an egg yolk if you want it more crumblier.

Directions:
1. Put the flour on the counter and make a well in it.

2. Put the sugar in the center and add the butter cut into chips and work it into the sugar.
Some like to mix this in a bowl .

3. Add the egg or just the yolk into the sugar and butter and work in.

4. Work the butter mixture into the flour to make a dough.

5. Wrap the dough up in plastic or cover with a towel and refrigerate for 2 hours.

6. You can use this for Shortbread cookies as well as a pie crust.