random baking question: shortbread

[wisdomeagle]

So, self, self's father, and self's sis are about as undomestic as you come. We're trying to make shortbread and, err... we mixed together sugar and flour and butter in a bowl and now it's all, er, extremely crumbly? This is not a mixture that I would call "dough" per se. I would call it more "bowl of crumbs that taste something like shortbread."

So. Suggestions on whether (a) this is normal for shortbread, durr, Ari, (b) how to make this into shortbread or (c) how to make it into something else. (Like could we, I dunno, add water or milk or something and make sugar cookies? I have NO IDEA.)

Thanks loves.