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In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Shortbread is one of the most famous Scottish cookies. It is eaten around Christmas and is also an essential part of a traditional Scottish New Year ( called Hogmanay).
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook scottish shortbread cookies using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Scottish Shortbread Cookies:
- Prepare 5 sticks butter, unsalted at room temperature
- Make ready 1 1/4 cup sugar
- Get 1/4 tsp salt
- Prepare 5 cups flour
Difference Between Scottish Shortbread and Classic Shortbread. The biggest difference between a Scottish Shortbread and this Classic Shortbread Cookie recipe is the sugar used. Some Scottish Shortbread Cookie recipes use a mixture of brown sugar or confectioner's sugar with the granulated sugar. How to Decorate Shortbread Cookies: While a classic Scottish shortbread doesn't typically have icing, the buttery cookie does provide a great decorating base for Christmas cookies!
Instructions to make Scottish Shortbread Cookies:
- Cream together butter and sugar. Mix in flour and salt. Dough will look crumbly.
- Pour entire bowl onto a cookie sheet. Spread out evenly over the entire sheet, pressing down, almost like making a crust. Should be about 1/2" high. Poke every 2 inches with a fork.
- Place in oven at 275 degrees F for an hour, until slightly golden brown.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes. Cut into squares or diamonds. A pizza cutter works great.
Some Scottish Shortbread Cookie recipes use a mixture of brown sugar or confectioner's sugar with the granulated sugar. How to Decorate Shortbread Cookies: While a classic Scottish shortbread doesn't typically have icing, the buttery cookie does provide a great decorating base for Christmas cookies! The easiest way to make the dough is in a food processor. Place all of the ingredients into the work bowl, and process to make a smooth, sticky dough. Prick all over with a wooden skewer.
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