Shortbread recipes
Scottish shortbread is a biscuit to really sink your teeth into. Crumbly, dense and rich, it's made with a generous amount of butter, which gives it its melt-in-the-mouth texture. It’s pale golden-brown in colour and is traditionally baked in a round, flat shape, pricked with a fork and sprinkled with caster sugar.
Three ingredients is all you need for these traditional buttery shortbread biscuits. Try making them for a fun afternoon activity with the kids. You can also add chocolate chips or orange zest to the dough if you like, or drizzle the cooked shortbread with melted chocolate.
Each shortbread biscuit provides 90 kcal, 0.9g protein, 9.4g carbohydrate (of which 2.8g sugars), 5.3g fat (of which 3.3g saturates), 0.4g fibre and 0g salt. Based on the recipe making 20 biscuits.
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Buyer's guide
You can buy good-quality packets or tins of individual shortbread biscuits, either plain or with additions such as chocolate chips or stem ginger pieces.
Preparation
Shortbread can be eaten on its own or crumbled and used as a base for tarts or cheesecakes. Make strawberry shortcakes by serving a sandwich of shortbread filled with whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
