Name: Scottish Shortbread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1 cup butter; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt

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 time

Step 6

Keep adding and cutting in the flour until it starts to form a dough

Scottish Shortbread flour and butter crumb

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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