Using just 4 ingredients, this shortbread cookie is a wonderful buttery treat with just a touch of sweetness.
You can make this by hand, so no special equipment is needed, but you can choose to use a food processor or stand mixer. I do recommend that you don’t skip the kneading time to make sure you achieve that special shortbread texture.
The perfect addition to an afternoon tea.
Makes
24 cookies
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
45 minutes
Good For:
a sweet treat anytime
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
How to make Scottish Shortbread
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Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
Step 2
Soften the butter making sure it doesn’t get too warm and oily
Step 3
Blend in the sugar until evenly mixed
Step 4
Mix the salt into the flour
Step 5
Cut the flour into the butter mixture a little at a timeÂ
Step 6
Keep adding and cutting in the flour until it starts to form a dough
Step 7
Gather the dough into a ball
Step 8
Remove from the bowl and knead for 10 minutes
Step 9
Roll into a square about 9 x 9 inches making sure the edges are the same thickness as the middle
Step 10
Prick with a fork
Step 11
Place on a baking tray and bake for 45 minutes or until the edges just start to turn golden
Step 12
Slice into cookies while still warm, but leave on the tray to cool
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Scottish Shortbread
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
- Soften the butter making sure it doesn't get too warm and oily
- Blend in the sugar until evenly mixed
- Mix the salt into the flour
- Cut the flour into the butter mixture a little at a timeÂ
- Keep adding and cutting in the flour until it starts to form a dough
- Gather the dough into a ball
- Remove from the bowl and knead for 10 minutes
- Roll into a square about 9 x 9 inches making sure the edges are the same thickness as the middle
- Prick with a fork
- Place on a baking tray and bake for 45 minutes or until the edges just start to turn golden
- Slice into cookies while still warm, but leave on the tray to cool
Nutrition Facts per serving
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