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Scottish Shortbread Cookies
Classic Scottish shortbread cookies are buttery, soft, and melt in your mouth! This easy recipe is shortbread at its purest, containing nothing but butter, flour, sugar and a pinch of salt.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
chill
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 36 biscuits
Calories: 83 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon fine kosher salt don't use table salt or it will be too salty!
- 8 ounces unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar
- 2 Tablespoons sanding sugar optional, for dusting on cooked shortbread
Instructions
- Cream butter until light and fluffy.
- Slowly add sugar, scraping down sides.
- Mix flour and salt together. Add flour all at once, mix just until incorporated. Do not over-mix!
- Using your hands, pat into a cookie sheet, about 1/2" thick.
- Trim edges to make neat sides. Using a knife slice into rectangles about 2"x1". Prick with a fork three times on each rectangle. Put rectangles on a cookie sheet.
- For best results, chill shortbread for 20 minutes. This will help them retain their shape.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes at 325* F. The shortbread should be pale and light golden. Dust with sanding sugar if desired as soon as they are pulled from the oven.
- Makes about 3 dozen.
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Notes
- Notes:
- Notes:
- chill the dough for 15-20 minutes before baking.
- the quality of ingredients is important, use the best sweet cream butter you can afford.
- If you are using salted butter.
- DO NOT add additional salt. If you do not have kosher salt, which is less salty that regular salt, use less.
- some recipes call for granulated sugar..some call for cornstarch. Confectioner's sugar is both mixed together
- chill the dough for 15-20 minutes before baking.
- the quality of ingredients is important, use the best sweet cream butter you can afford.
- If you are using salted butter. DO NOT add additional salt. If you do not have kosher salt, which is less salty that regular salt, use less.
- some recipes call for granulated sugar..some call for cornstarch. Confectioner's sugar is both mixed together
Nutrition Information
Serving
1biscuit
Calories
83kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
33mg
(1%)
Potassium
9mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
157IU
(3%)
Calcium
3mg
(0%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 83
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1biscuit | |
| Calories | 83kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 33mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 9mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 157IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.