1 cup of butter. 1/2 cup of flour. 1 cup of sugar. 3/4 cup of cornstarch. 6 eggs. 2 teaspoonfuls of baking-powder. 1 teaspoonful of vanilla extract.

Cream the butter; add the sugar, beating until foamy. Beat the whites of the eggs until dry and the yolks until light colored and thick, pour the yolks over the whites and "cut and fold" together. Sift together, twice, the flour, cornstarch and baking-powder. Add the beaten eggs to the butter and sugar gradually, then add the dry ingredients and the vanilla extract. Bake in individual tins, buttered. Ice or not as desired.