Scotch Shortbread

My best friend in high school’s mom made this for me when I had my first overnight stay in a hospital. I loved it so much that I made it whenever I got the chance. When we lived overseas, my mom had to limit the number of times I could make it because butter was so expensive. Now it’s part of my Christmas baking. Very rich and good!

Original recipe makes 12 cookies

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon white sugar, or as needed

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    20 mins

  • READY IN

    35 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  2. Mix flour, butter, and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl using your hands until dough is well combined. Press dough into an ungreased 11 1/2x 7 1/2-inch pan or jelly roll pan. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Cut shortbread into squares in the pan while still warm. Cool completely before removing squares from pan.

Nutrition

Calories: 267 kcal
Carbohydrates: 29.3 g
Cholesterol: 41 mg
Fat: 15.6 g
Fiber: 0.7 g
Protein: 2.9 g
Sodium: 109 mg