SHORTBREAD STICKS WITH SUGAR AND SPICE

Ingredients.....250gm of butter/ marg,55gm of brown sugar, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, 300gm of plain flour, 60gm of rice flour, 1 dsp of ground fennel, 110gm of demerara sugar. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Beat beat the butter/marg with the brown sugar and vanilla extract with your electric mixer until well combined, stir in the flours and spice in two batches. Turn out on a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Divide the dough into 6 equal portions, roll each portion into long lengths about 1.5cm/ 1/4" thick. Cut each length into 6 pieces. Place the demerara sugar on a plate and roll each piece in the sugar and place on the lined trays. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from oven and cool on trays.