Pan Shortbread

Submitted by KennKonn

"This one beats my mom's recipe hands down. I can't even tell you where I found it but I have used it for years"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 24-48 squares
• Serves: 48

ingredients

• 2 cups butter (no substitutes)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 cups all-purpose white flour
• 1⁄4 cup white sugar (or less to sprinkle over the top)

directions

1. Mix butter until light and fluffy.
2. Add sugar and beat again till light and fluffy.
3. Sift together flour and corn starch.
4. Add flour/cornstarch to butter/sugar mixture one cup at a time, making sure its well combined before adding another cup.
5. Continue to combine flour into mixture until all is gone. Mix well.
6. Dump dough onto a clean medium sized cookie sheet with sides.
7. Spread out evenly covering the whole sheet. I use a rolling pin and roll it over the top so my finger prints aren't in the dough.
8. Sprinkle 1/4 cup or less of sugar (can use colored sugar), I never measure I just sprinkle until it has a little sparkle.
9. Bake at 325 for approx 20 minutes. My oven cooks really hot so you might have to add a minute or two until edges are light brown.
10. When out of the oven, I cut the square or rectangles through the shortbread. When cooled I often dip one end into melted chocolate and then roll in sprinkles.

Reviews

[Mikado]

I just wanted to thank you for sharing an amazing recipe. I had been trying different shorbread recipes for years and haven't quite found "the one" until now. I made it and my husband cound't stop eating it. I will need to make more. Please if you have anymore killer recipes like this, can you let me know. You helped to ease my Christmas woes this year and added a keeper to my files. You're the best. Thank you.

 

[Deanne K.]

Great no-fail recipe! So easy to make. I microwave the butter, pour it onto the flour/sugar/cornstarch, and mix until it is crumbly. So easy to press it onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Definitely use a rolling pin to smooth out the top. I sprinkle on coloured sugar, or white sugar and bake it. In my home oven it bakes faster than the cottage oven. As soon as I take it out I cut it into pieces while it's hot and allow it to cool in the pan. Delicious! I bake a lot and this is the best recipe I have found for making shortbread in a pan. Takes no time at all to do it this way and it doesn't last long around my house.

 

[Chef mommypants]

These are good!!! I made them with white whole wheat flour. And they tasted great. I highly reccomend them

 

[Nicole]

Mmm i LOVE shortbread and this was my first attempt at making it. Very yumm, but a bit crumbly mabee it just needs to cool down abit TY KennKonn

 

[mums the word]

Definitely a well deserved 5* rating. An easy dough to work with, and the buttery richness is to die for. I acutally ate this for breakfast this morning and I don't even feel guilty! Made for Spring PAC 2009. Thx for sharing your recipe KennKonn!