Hello! Christine from the What's Up, Cupcake? Blog. I love a good shortbread and it seems like such a classic holiday treat. This shortbread is easy to make, and only requires three ingredients. Package it up, and you have an easy holiday gift.
Scottish Shortbread
Recipe from allrecipes.com
Ingredients:
2 cups (4 sticks) butter
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Cream butter and brown sugar. Slowly add 3 to 3 3/4 cups flour. Mix well.
3. Sprinkle board of silpat with flour, and knead the mixture, adding enough flour to make a soft dough. Roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into 3x1 strips. Prick with a fork and place on ungreased baking sheets (mine worked best on parchment paper).
4. Bake for 17 to 25 minutes (check in on them, mine took just the 17 minutes, while the originally recipe recommended a minimum of 20 minutes).
Packaging:
I packed these up in a cheap, cute container that you can pick up at your local Target, Wal-mart, or dollar store. I took a piece of tissue, but added a sheet of wax paper to separate it from the cookies (so it didn't get greasy). Place into the container and fill with cookies. Fold the paper over, making sure the wax paper still separates the cookies from the tissue, close and gift.
You can decorate with additional ribbon, paper, or anything else you choose based on your package.
My family has a passed down short bread recipe that we love. It doesn't use brown sugar though.
ReplyDeleteUmm.. I love shortbread but oh so bad for you.