Enjoy this delicious shortbread cookie recipe which is super quick to make! For a full video tutorial, check out my youtube!
Shortbread is so simple, and only requires 3 ingredients to make!
- Sugar
- Flour
- Butter
These ingredients will almost always be stored in your pantry, so you will always have a delightful treat on hand!
Ingredients
- 225 g Butter (room temperature)
- 130 g Caster Sugar (granulated works too)
- 350 g Plain flour
- Sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
Once baked, slice the segments to ensure separation and sprinkle again with sugar. Allow to cool for one hour. Store in an airtight container.
Grease a tart dish in preparation for the shortbread dough
In a bowl, add the flour and sugar and mix with a spoon. Rub in the butter and work lightly with your fingertips. Continue mixing and pressing until it forms the dough.
Put the dough into a greased tart dish. Alternatively, pat the dough into a rectangle shape and slice into shortbread fingers approx 1.5cm thick)
Prick the shortbread evenly with a fork and slice into segments before baking. Dust a light covering of sugar on the top which will caramelise
Baking in a pre-heated oven (Gas mark 4, 180°C) for 40 minutes or until light golden brown. Shortbread fingers will cook between 20-25 minutes.
Some more sweet recipes to try:
Shortbread Cookie Recipe {with video}
Ingredients
- 225 g Butter (room temperature)
- 130 g Caster Sugar (granulated works too)
- 350 g Plain flour
- Sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Grease a tart dish in preparation for the shortbread dough
- In a bowl, add the flour and sugar and mix with a spoon. Rub in the butter and work lightly with your fingertips. Continue mixing and pressing until it forms the dough.
- Put the dough into a greased tart dish. Alternatively, pat the dough into a rectangle shape and slice into shortbread fingers approx 1.5cm thick)
- Prick the shortbread evenly with a fork and slice into segments before baking. Dust a light covering of sugar on the top which will caramelise
- Baking in a pre-heated oven (Gas mark 4, 180°C) for 40 minutes or until light golden brown. Shortbread fingers will cook between 20-25 minutes.
- Once baked, slice the segments to ensure separation and sprinkle again with sugar. Allow to cool for one hour. Store in an airtight container.
This was really quick and delicious!
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My new favourite shortbread
Thank you very much!