Old Fashioned Shortbread
Everyone needs a classic shortbread recipe in their repertoire. This recipe for buttery shortbread isn’t fancy, but it sure is delicious.
Cook time
30 mins
Recipe Difficulty
Medium
Yield
Makes 32 wedges or 72 shortbread fingers.
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 cups flour
Directions
- Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Work in 2 1/4 cups flour, adding remaining flour gradually, if necessary.
- Lightly knead to form a ball.
- Cover and chill dough 2 hours.
- Divide dough in half. On an ungreased cookie sheet, pat each half into a 7 inch circle. With a fork, prick each circle to form 16 wedges; flute edges. Dough may also be rolled out 1/2 inch thick and cut into fingers or other assorted shapes. Prick with a fork.
- Bake at 300°F for 30 minutes. Cool slightly; remove from pan and cool on racks. May be frozen for up to 2 months.
Nutritional analysis per serving
*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.
99 calories, 5.8 g fat, 1.1 g protein, 10.6 g carbohydrate, 0.3 g fibre, 46 mg sodium