Scottish Shortbread
"The real thing.
I'm a part French, Canadian born girl. I married a Scottish guy. I made this recipe BEFORE I met him!!
But if I serve it to my MIL, she just loves it!
There is also a "Royal Shortbread" that I make and I will post it another time. It's the same thing with carmel sauce on top then drizzled with melted chocolate. (I think I might go make some now......)
There are many ways to make these cookies. The direction I will put down will be the easiest, but you can also roll out the dough and make shapes with cookie cutters, or if you have a terra cotta shortbread pan, the dough can be pressed into that. (These might be available at any kitchen store, not sure, I got mine as a gift. Thanks MIL!!)"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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25
ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄2 cup icing sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix all ingredients together until just blended.
- Line a 9" X 9" baking pan with foil. Spray lightly with non-stick spray.
- Press dough into pan.
- Poke with a fork or drag fork across the top to make a pattern.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove BEFORE cookie gets browned. It will continue to cook a bit after removal.
- Carefully remove from the pan by lifting the foil right out of the pan.
- On a flat surface, cut the cookie into small bites sized pieces while it is still hot. If you wait too long, the cookie will only crumble.
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Reviews
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Glad to have found this delicious crumbly shortbresd. I am sure that my Gran used to make the same recipe, the only difference being that she kneaded the dough for a few minutes on a flat surface. Making Scottish Shortbread is an art, and this recipe is really worth holding on to. I sprinkled my freshly-baked shortbread with a little caster sugar, and in Scotland when we make this for Christmas visitors, we normally dust it lightly with powdery icing sugar, to look like snow!! Thanks for sharing this authentic Scottish recipe!!
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My husband had a heart attack last year at the age of 39! So now, we try to eat a lot healthier. I am always looking for ways to get more veggies into him. In my recipes, I never add salt, but I post it here cuz I know most people still like the taste. It takes a while, but you get over it when you cut it out of your cooking. We don't even have a salt shaker anymore. Poor guests!
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