Method – On the whole, shortbread is made by beating room temperature butter and sugar together until pale and creamy (room temperature butter will mix better with the sugar than chilled butter). Flour is then added and mixed until the dough is smooth. read more
The 2nd secret to perfect Melt-In-Your-Mouth Shortbread cookies is PATIENCE!! Place 1 cup of room temperature unsalted butter in your mixer. Turn your mixer on high for 10-15 minutes. read more
Reading on, however, her shortbread turns out to contain rice flour (of which more later), forcing me to fall back on the patron saint of inept cooks, Delia Smith, for my first recipe. In her Complete Cookery Course, she beats 110g butter until creamy, stirs in 50g caster sugar, and then sifts in 175g plain flour. read more
Shortbread Cookie Recipes Get 5-star recipes for the best buttery shortbread cookies, from basic to totally tricked out. read more