Irresistible & Thick, Family Favourite Shortbread
This shortbread recipe is an easy variation that is a perfect balance between soft and crumbly. I love them, my family loves them, and I’m positive you and yours will as well!
The original recipe came from my aunt years ago. Where she got it from, I don’t know. Well, I have been baking them since then and every time I make them they are gone fast. Other than the not-too-soft and not-too-crumbly bite that this shortbread provides, I love the elegant way they look. (You can, obviously, make them in any shape you desire.)
Oh and if you are interested in cornstarch being added in this shortbread recipe variation, rather than cornflour, then check this article.
Just 4 Ingredients
Just like the original and traditional Scottish method, these shortbread cookies need only 4 ingredients. The jam seen in mine is both optional and homemade! I have yet to post the recipe for my grandmother’s really easy cherry jam recipe. Anyways, here are the ingredients:
-½ cup cornstarch
-½ sugar (I use granulated sugar but you can use powdered (icing) sugar too)
-1 cup all-purpose flour
-¾ cup butter (it needs to be room temperature!)
Directions
Sift the cornstarch, sugar and flour together. Next, smooth in butter.
Roll into 1 inch balls. Place on baking sheets and press down slightly, making sure cookies are 1 ½ inch apart.
Bake for 300°F for 15-20 minutes, depending on your oven. Recipe yields 24 cookies.
Simple, Think & Irresistible Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup powdered (icing) or granulated sugar
- ½ cup constarch
- ¾ cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- jam of your choice (optional)
Instructions
- Sift cornstarch, sugar and flour together. Next, smooth in butter.
- Roll into 1 inch balls. Press down slightly, making sure cookies are 1 ½ inch apart. Place on baking sheets.
- Bake for 300°F for 15-20 minutes, depending on your oven.
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