Scottish Shortbread

skottishdonkey's Note:

sweet biscuit or cookie origanating from scotland. My home.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 30

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 lb soft butter
• 1 pinch salt

Directions:

1. Heat oven 325 degress.
2. cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Add flour and salt,.
3. 1 cup at a time.
4. Butter and flour a cake pan or jelly roll pan, press shortbread into pan evenly and prick with fork so that it does not rise.
5. lower oven temp to 275 and bake for 35 mins turning pan around at halfway --
6. shortbread should be light brown and a little crunchy, sprinkle with sugar when still hot.

Reviews

[Chef #1340327]

Tastes great and easy to make. But the cook time was almost an hour. Not sure why the huge difference. I would just suggest you watch it carefully. :)