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Great Grandma’s Scottish Shortbread

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A traditional shortbread given to me by my mom, who got it from her sister, who got it from her mother-in-law, who got it from her Scottish mother. Melt-in-your-mouth good!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Butter
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Cornstarch
  • 4 cups All-purpose Flour

Preparation

Allow butter to get to room temperature. Cream butter. Add sugar and cornstarch and mix until fully incorporated. Slowly add flour until the mix has formed a ball.

Flatten dough onto a cookie tray until about 1/4″ thick. Pierce dough with a fork. Add sprinkles or colored sugar or leave plain and dip in chocolate after they have cooled.

Put in a preheated 325F oven for 10-20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Leave on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes and then cut in squares or rectangles with sharp knife. Cool on cookie rack.

These freeze really well. This recipe makes way more than 36 cookies.

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phelpsvj on 12.23.2009

Great recipe. First time making shortbread and it turned out great! Even dipped the corners in chocolate and added peppermint sprinkles on top!

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Cookie Momster on 11.17.2009

Oh, and I made them in a jellyroll pan and got approximately 50 cookies.

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Cookie Momster on 11.17.2009

Made these today to try and then freeze for a birthday celebration. These are so good. They are the type of cookie you keep going back for. There is nothing that screams “Oh, I have to have another”, but I find myself drawn back to them. They are delicate yet sturdy, simple yet memorable. This is certainly going into the book of favorite recipes. Also a great treat for kids with peanut and/or egg allergies. Thank you 5galsandadad, and Great Grandma too!

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