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This classic shortbread cookie recipe makes rich, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth press cookies using just 4 simple ingredients that you probably have in your pantry. They're easy to decorate and perfect for Christmas cookie plates.
These shortbread cookies are a starting point for all kinds of sweet adventures: top them (nuts, chocolate, jam); flavor them (lemon, hazelnut, coconut); or do both (cappuccino with a mocha ganache drizzle, anyone?).
Three Main Ingredients. All shortbread cookie recipes everywhere call for the same three basic ingredients: Butter – use at room temperature and yes, I use salted butter for all my baking. Flour – all purpose flour is great. I use unbleached. Sugar -I use powdered sugar (confectioner’s sugar) for a softer texture, but granulated can work too!
These shortbread cookies have an exciting play between sugar and salt with a full-on buttery flavor and perfectly crumbly texture. They are the platonic ideal of perfect shortbread.
Pat the shortbread dough out into your prepared pan and place into the fridge to chill for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and remove dough from the refrigerator. Use a sharp knife to cut into slices. Use a dinner fork for pricking holes in the dough. Bake for about 20 minutes until lightly browned.
Shortbread Cookie Recipe (Easy Recipe from Scotland) By Christina Published December 6, 2020 Last updated December 29, 2023. 383 Comments. Jump to Recipe. This shortbread cookie recipe is directly from Scotland. You can be sure it’s authentic; and if you follow all my tips, you’ll have the best tasting Scottish shortbread, ever!
The utter simplicity of shortbread appeals, with its short list of ingredients, straightforward flavors and delectable crumbly texture. But here, dark chocolate goes a long way, too.