A very delicious Scottish recipe for shortbread, my mum gave me this recipe a long time ago, it is a very common dessert there and I love it, you would love it too for sure!
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Servings: 12
Ingredients.
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon white sugar, or as needed
Preparation.
Step 1.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Step 2.
Mix together flour, butter, and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl with your hands until well combined. Press dough into an ungreased 11 1/2×7 1/2-inch sheet tray or jelly roll pan. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar.
Step 3.
Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are light brown, 20 to 30 minutes.
Step 4.
Cut shortbread into squares in the pan while still warm. Cool completely before removing squares from the pan.
