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The Best Scottish Shortbread

Total Time
42 min
8m prep · 34m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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This Scottish shortbread recipe came from my best friend in high school's mom. I love it so much that it is always part of my Christmas baking. Very traditional, rich, buttery, and delicious!

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup butter , at room temperature
  • 0.5 cups white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar , or as needed

Instructions

  1. 1

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

  2. 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 ½ x 7 ½-inch sheet tray or jelly roll pan. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

Nutrition Facts

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