Shortbread
"an unusual shortbread recipe in that this one also uses brown sugar and some cornmeal - it works!!! Delicious with ice cream, or on their own."
photo by spatchcock
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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24 cookies
ingredients
- 236.59 ml butter, softened
- 118.29 ml granulated sugar
- 59.14 ml firmly packed brown sugar
- 2.46 ml salt
- 1.23 ml vanilla
- 29.58 ml white cornmeal
- 414.03 ml all-purpose flour
directions
- Place rack in center of oven.
- Preheat oven to 330 degrees F.
- Cream butter with sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add salt, vanilla and cornmeal and beat until combined well.
- Add flour, ¼ cup at a time, beating until just combined.
- Divide dough into 4 balls and on each of 2 baking sheets, press 2 of the balls into 5 inch rounds.
- With fork tines, score each round into 6 wedges and prick edges decoratively.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until shortbread is just firm.
- Cut halfway through each round along prick marks and transfer to racks to cool.
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Reviews
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These unusual little cookies are soooo worth it....I have one when I get home from work late at night with a cup of my bedtime tea. Wonderful!!! -
Great recipe. It was easy to make and was delicious! The shortbread is tasteful with an interesting texture, thanks to the cornmeal. I put jelly on it, and really liked the combination. My husband and I could not stop eating it! Will make it again for a special treat. -
Once I got around a mis-scaling of the flour amounts for an increased recipe, this worked out perfectly. I made one batch with 3/4 c. pecans added - perfect amount. I also added vanilla powder and a bare pinch of nutmeg to deepen the flavour, and used only light brown sugar instead of the mix. I'm definitely going to make this one again. -
Very Good Cookie! Thanks for posting this recipe when I was in need of recipes for shipping. These cookies made it all safe and sound and were very good! I had to eat one before sending the rest off in the mail! Thanks again for the wonderful recipe!! -
Terrific shortbread recipe!! I plan to mail this to my MIL for her birthday and I tried one--delicious and very easy to make as well. They would be perfect with tea. Love the texture imparted by the inclusion of cornmeal!! Yum!!
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
