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Shortbreads are one of the easiest and delicious shortbread biscuits. We can make this beautiful shortbreads with only a few basic ingredients. Traditional Scottish Shortbread Recipe Perfectly crumbly, irresistibly buttery and wonderfully delicious, Scottish Shortbread has been a year-round favorite treat for centuries!

Scottish shortbread is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Scottish shortbread is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have scottish shortbread using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Scottish shortbread:

1. Prepare 2 cup salted butter (soft)
2. Prepare 1 cup brown caster sugar
3. Take 4 cup self raising flour
4. Get 1 tab vanilla essence

These buttery Scottish shortbread biscuits are ready to be served and enjoyed with a nice cuppa in no time at all. I know that Scottish shortbread sounds like something to serve ladies at high tea — or to quote my favorite British food writer, Nigella Lawson, "the sort of cooking someone else does." Try this Scottish Shortbread recipe with Tea or Coffee and treat yourself with this sweet goodie. With this recipe, Scottish Shortbread can easily made at home from scratch! Add some chocolate chips or lemon zest Try making these easy, buttery shortbread biscuits for an afternoon activity with the kids.

Instructions to make Scottish shortbread:

1. Have your oven on at 180’ or gas mark 5. Beat butter and sugar until smooth. Add vanilla essence.
2. Add flour and mix it well in the mixing bowl. Turn on to a work surface and gently roll out until the paste is 1cm/½in thick.
3. Cut into rectangle shape and place onto a baking tray. Use a fork to press down lightly to make the pattern. Sprinkle with caster sugar.
4. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until pale golden-brown. Set aside to cool on a wire rack. It’s simply delicious 😋

These delicious, melt-in-the-mouth shortbread biscuits are a treat all year round but are an absolute Christmas classic. 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). This recipe for Scottish Shortbreads makes a very fine Christmas cookie with its rich buttery flavor and tender yet crumbly texture. Scottish Shortbreads are made by hand using just one large bowl.

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