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Grandma’s Scottish Shortbread

Name: Grandma's Scottish Shortbread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Cuisine: Europe, British, Scottish
Ingredients: 1 pound butter, softened; 8 ounces superfine sugar (about 1-1/4 cups); 1 pound all-purpose flour (3-2/3 cups); 8 ounces white rice flour (1-1/3 cups)

4 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Makes

4 dozen

Updated: Aug. 22, 2023

My Scottish grandmother was renowned for baked goods, and these chunky shortbread bars are an example of why. —Jane Kelly, Wayland, Massachusetts

Ingredients

1 pound butter, softened
8 ounces superfine sugar (about 1-1/4 cups)
1 pound all-purpose flour (3-2/3 cups)
8 ounces white rice flour (1-1/3 cups)

Directions

Preheat oven to 300°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Combine flours; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Press dough into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. Prick with a fork.

Bake until light brown, 45-50 minutes. Cut into 48 bars or triangles while warm. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 139 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 61mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.