The Best Scottish Shortbread

Name: The Best Scottish Shortbread
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 🧈 1 cup butter, at room temperature; ½ cup white sugar; 1 tablespoon white sugar, or as needed

Cost $3.5, save $8

Source: Recommended by CookPal

20 Min
12 Servings
$3.5

The Best Scottish Shortbread

Cost $3.5, save $8

Source: Recommended by CookPal

20 Min
12 Servings
$3.5

INGREDIENTS

Dry Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
Wet Ingredients
- 🧈 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon white sugar, or as needed

STEPS

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

Mix together flour, butter, and ½ cup sugar in a bowl with your hands until well combined. Press dough into an ungreased 11 ½ x 7 ½-inch sheet tray or jelly roll pan. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light brown, 20 to 30 minutes.

Cut shortbread into squares while still warm in the pan. Cool completely before removing from pan.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

267

Calories

3
Protein
29
Carbs
16
Fats

💡 Use room temperature butter for easier mixing.Be gentle when cutting squares to maintain their shape.For a fun variation, you can add a sprinkle of brown sugar or a pinch of cinnamon to the dough.