Scottish Shortbread Cookies
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
Reviews
You should use castor (extra fine) granulated sugar for short bread.
Great recipe. One tip. My family has made these every Christmas for as long as I can remember.after done and fairly cool, sprinkle with come colored sugar for some holidat color.
Wow, teresa. Actually, ritapdx is correct - Scotch refers to whisky (this IS correct spelling) and eggs. Everything/everyone else is Scottish. So, unless a recipe contains Scotch, it is Scottish. And BTW, don’t use a .? at the end of a sentence. It makes you seem uneducated.
ritapdx. Who asked for your opinion on what she calls her recipe.?
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.
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!
Way too crumbly. I had to add another stick (1/2 cup) of butter to give it some form.
The cookie dough is quite tasty... the cookies themselves are almost better!
Absolutely love these shortbread cookie bars.
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.