Rose Scented Shortbread

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  • Prep Time

    45 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 5 mins

  • Servings

    24

  • Calories

    120 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    British

Rose Scented Shortbread

Delicate Rose Scented Shortbread is perfect with a cup of tea! If using a scalloped cookie cutter, chill both before cutting, and before baking to help the cookies retain their shape.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour unbleached
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 8 ounces butter softened, unsalted
  • 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 teaspoon rosewater
  • 2 Tablespoons rose petals finely chopped, culinary use
  • sugar additional, to sprinkle over cookies after baking
  • rose petals additional, to sprinkle over cookies after baking

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
  2. Cream butter until light and fluffy.
  3. Slowly add sugar and rose water, and rose petals, scraping down sides.
  4. Mix flour and salt together. Add flour all at once, and mix just until incorporated. Do not over-mix.
  5. Using your hands, pat into a cookie sheet, or use a rolling pin and roll to about 1/2" thick. If using a cookie cutter, chill dough about 30 minutes, until firm, so it will hold its shape.
  6. Cut out shapes and place on cookie sheet. Chill again until firm.
  7. Bake at 300 degrees F. for about 20-25 minutes, until pale and barely golden. Check at 18-20 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven and sprinkle with rose sugar if desired. Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling.
  9. To make rose sugar, put 2 Tablespoons sugar in food processor with 2 teaspoons rose petals. Pulse until petals are finely chopped.
  10. Store shortbread in an air-tight container for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1g Calories 120kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 12g (4%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 20mg (7%) Sodium 122mg (5%) Potassium 13mg (0%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 236IU (5%) Calcium 4mg (0%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 120 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 120kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 20mg 7%
Sodium 122mg 5%
Potassium 13mg 0%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 236IU 5%
Calcium 4mg 0%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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