Scottish Shortbread Cookies

Name: Scottish Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 1 pound cold butter, cubed

This simple three-ingredient shortbread cookie recipe makes wonderfully rich, tender cookies. Serve them with fresh berries of the season for a nice, light dessert. You'll get miles of smiles when friends see these at an afternoon tea or a bridal shower. —Marlene Hellickson, Big Bear City, California

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 pound cold butter, cubed

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Knead dough until smooth, about 6-10 times. Pat dough into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Pierce with a fork.
Bake until lightly browned, 25-30 minutes. Cut into squares while warm. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

2 each: 244 calories, 16g fat (10g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 157mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Scotch Shortbread in Taste of Home April/May 1993

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Teresa

Apr 1, 2019

ritapdx. Who asked for your opinion on what she calls her recipe.?
ritapdx

Mar 23, 2019

This is a great recipe! However, "Scotch Shortbread Cookies" should be "Scottish Shortbread Cookies". The word "Scottish" is an adjective meaning something or someone relating to Scotland. "Scotch", in modern usage, is a noun that usually means a type of Whisky. "Scotch" used as an adjective synonymous with "Scottish" is archaic and most Scots these days resent its use in that context.
JennKurth

Dec 22, 2018

I made these for a friend as a Christmas present. I grated my pound of butter instead of cubing it. It makes it easier to mix and get that coarse crumb thats needed. I baked mine for 25 minutes and they were perfect. He absolutely loved them,thanks for the great recipe!
Jay-Joyce

Feb 14, 2018

Way too crumbly. I had to add another stick (1/2 cup) of butter to give it some form.
Sophie

Oct 23, 2017

The cookie dough is quite tasty... the cookies themselves are almost better!
angela32

Oct 15, 2016

Absolutely love these shortbread cookie bars.
Tweetybird924

May 7, 2015

This is an old family recipe (4th generation) that has been passed down. I make these at Christmas time. A trick is the earlier you make them and freeze them, they get a more buttery flavour.
sherrib214

Aug 26, 2014

Love, love, love this recipe!!! Made it as is, didn't change a thing. It's easy, and simply delicious! Whenever I make them, they disappear like magic!
ojc0806

May 6, 2014

pretty good needed to bake longer.
jvaliante

May 1, 2014

I wonder what a little bit of lemon zest would taste like?