Scottish Shortbread

Name: Scottish Shortbread
Ingredients: 1 cup butter at room temperature; 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar; 6 tbsp cornstarch; 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour

4 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter at room temperature
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar
6 tbsp cornstarch
2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour

Directions

1

1. In a food processor or blender whirl butter, 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch and flour together until smooth. Make sure the mixture is not crumbly and starts coming together as a ball.
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2. Press dough evenly into two 9 inch round pans with removable rims. Press edges of dough with fork tines to make a ridge pattern. Then, with fork tines, pierce dough all over in parallel lines 1 inch apart.
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3. Bake shortbread in a 300F oven until firm to touch and golden at edges about 45 minutes. Sprinkle while hot with remaining 2 tbsp sugar then let cool for 10 minutes.
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4. Remove pan rims from warm shortbread. Cut each round into 12 wedges. Cool completely on pan bottoms racks.