Easy Shortbread Recipe

Name: Easy Shortbread Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup (8 oz/225 g) butter, softened; ½ cup (2 oz/58 g) powdered sugar; 2 cups (10 oz/280 g) all purpose flour

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings
24 cookies
Calories
71 kcal
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American

Easy Shortbread Recipe

Naomi Lloyd

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My easy shortbread recipe makes buttery, crisp, 3-ingredient cookies in 30 minutes—perfect for homemade treats or thoughtful edible gifts!

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Ingredients

Servings

1 cup (8 oz/225 g) butter, softened
½ cup (2 oz/58 g) powdered sugar, sifted
2 cups (10 oz/280 g) all purpose flour

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Notes

Make sure you use softened butter, or else the dry ingredients won’t fully incorporate.
Customize your recipe for shortbread biscuits with my Homemade Extracts such as vanilla extract.
Don’t have an electric mixer? Make sure the butter is softened, and use a hand whisk to whisk it with sifted powdered sugar until light and fluffy. It shouldn’t take too long.
Wrapping the log and placing it in the fridge for 30 minutes will help develop the flavor and ensure that your cookies don’t spread during baking.
A fun baking hack is to use unflavored dental floss or sewing thread to cut your cookie dough. Slide them underneath, bring them up, cross over, and pull. It helps keep the shape for perfect cuts.