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Shortbread Biscuits cut into fingers and pricked with a fork

Traditional Simple Shortbread Biscuits

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  • Author: EsmeSalon.com
  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 24 depending on size 1x
  • Category: Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies and Tarts

Description

A perfectly crumbly, irresistibly buttery, and wonderfully delicious, Scottish Shortbread has been a year-round favorite treat for centuries and a cookie that melts in the mouth!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 250 g butter
  • 1/2 cup castor sugar
  • 1/4 cup icing sugar
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 cup corn flour
  • 2 cups flour

Instructions

  1. Beat both sugars with butter until light and fluffy.
  2. Add oil, mix well, and then add the vanilla and sifted flour.
  3. Make into a soft dough, and press into a prepared baking tray.
  4. Prick with a fork and bake at 160C / 320 F for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
  5. Remove from oven, sprinkle with castor sugar, cut into squares or fingers.

Notes


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 230
  • Sugar: 7
  • Sodium: 90
  • Fat: 15
  • Saturated Fat: 7
  • Unsaturated Fat: 6
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 23
  • Fiber: 1
  • Protein: 2
  • Cholesterol: 30
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