Scottish shortbread cookies
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2 · This seriously has to be the best traditional Scottish shortbread cookies recipe ever. It's full of light, flaky layers that are perfect with tea or milk.
5 ingredients
Baking & Spices
- • 1/4 tsp Baking powder
- • 2 cups Flour
- • 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
- • 1/2 tsp Salt
Dairy
- • 1 cup Butter
The best and easiest recipe for making classic buttery Scottish shortbread cookies, perfect for customizing with your favorite extra goodies!
223 · 30 minutes · Delightfully tender and buttery, these Scottish shortbread cookies are the perfect holiday treat.
223 · 30 minutes · Delightfully tender and buttery, these Scottish shortbread cookies are the perfect holiday treat.
5 ingredients
Baking & Spices
- • 2 cups All-purpose flour
- • 1/2 cup Confectioner's sugar
- • 1/2 tsp Salt
- • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Dairy
- • 1 cup Butter

Laurel Williams saved to Food and body
For the best shortbread, it's all about simplicity in ingredients and closely following each step. These instructions make it easy!

Greta Steele saved to Foodies
Scottish Shortbread Cookies are melt in your mouth good! Buttery and delicious, these simple cookies are the talk of my cookie plate!
Wanda Bolt saved to Cookies
127 · 50 minutes · The secret of shortbread’s buttery crumb lies in its simplicity. This traditional shortbread recipe is a simple blend of butter, sugar, and flour resulting in a taste far more than the sum of its parts. Ted Lasso worthy!
127 · 50 minutes · The secret of shortbread’s buttery crumb lies in its simplicity. This traditional shortbread recipe is a simple blend of butter, sugar, and flour resulting in a taste far more than the sum of its parts. Ted Lasso worthy!
7 ingredients
Baking & Spices
- • 1 All natural or sanding sugar
- • 2 cups All-purpose flour, unbleached
- • 1/2 cup Cane sugar
- • 1/4 cup Cornstarch
- • 1/8 tsp Kosher salt
- • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Dairy
- • 2 sticks 1 cup unsalted butter, unsalted

Sue Carr saved to Brownies and Cookies
141 · 40 minutes · Perfectly crumbly, irresistibly buttery and wonderfully delicious, Scottish Shortbread has been a favorite treat for centuries!
6 ingredients
Produce
- • 1 Candied ginger, Homemade
Baking & Spices
- • 2 cups All-purpose flour
- • 1/2 cup Caster sugar
- • 1/2 tsp Salt
Dairy
- • 2 sticks Butter, quality unsalted
Desserts
- • 1 Candied citrus peel, Homemade

Mari Donohue saved to Cookies
35 · 35 minutes · Beautiful Scottish shortbread 'petticoat tails' baked in a mold and sprinkled with sugar for a classic holiday cookie.
4 ingredients
Baking & Spices
- • 1 cup All purpose flour
- • 1/3 cup Confectioner's sugar
- • 1/2 tsp Vanilla or almond extract
Dairy
- • 1/2 cup Butter

Pat Pupek saved to Christmas Cookies
Try Martha's recipe for homemade Scottish Shortbread, perfect for sharing with family and friends over tea or coffee.
5 ingredients
Baking & Spices
- • 1 3/4 cups All-purpose flour, unbleached
- • 1/4 cup Rice flour
- • 3/4 Superfine sugar
Oils & Vinegars
- • 1 Vegetable-oil cooking spray
Dairy
- • 3/4 cup Butter, salted

Elizabeth Oliver saved to Desserts ~ Yummy!!!!
This shortbread cookie recipe has been passed down from Scottish families for generations and is a perfect cookie to make with your kids during the holidays.
5 ingredients
Baking & Spices
- • 2 cups All-purpose flour
- • 2 tbsp Cornstarch
- • 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
- • 1/8 tsp Salt
Dairy
- • 1 cup Butter, unsalted

Mary A Blair Martin saved to Sweets for the sweet