Light. Buttery. Crunch. Just like shortbread should be. Perfect for sharing with a cup of tea.

Shortbread in round tin with one slice removed
Stack of shortbread in cellophane bag pinned closed with a clothes peg
Shortbread with a cup of tea
Shortbread biscuits on cooling rack

Shortbread

Light. Buttery. Crunch. Just like shortbread should be. Perfect to share over a cup of tea.
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Afternoon Tea, Coffee break, Tea time
Cuisine British
Servings 10 servings

Equipment

  • 1 baking sheet 35 x 29 cm

Ingredients
  

  • 225 g flour
  • 75 g icing sugar
  • 50 g cornflour
  • 1 vanilla pod scraped
  • 150 g butter cubed and cold
  • caster sugar to decorate

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180C.
  • Lightly grease a baking sheet approx 35 x 29 cm and set aside.
  • Put the flour, caster sugar, cornflour and vanilla seeds into a food processor and whizz briefly to combine the ingredients.
  • Add the butter and whizz until the dough is fully combined and starting to clump together.
  • Turn the dough out onto a non-floured work surface and bring it together with your hands. It will be a little crumbly but continue to press the dough together and it will combine.
  • Shape the dough into a rectangle and roll it out to 1cm thick keeping the shape of the rectangle.
  • Trim the edges with a sharp knife to straighten them then portion the dough into 2.5×6 cm pieces and place on the prepared baking tray with 2cm space between them.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until just starting to brown on the edges.
  • Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle with caster sugar using a small sieve.
  • Leave to cool completely on the tray.
  • Keep in an airtight container for up to a week.

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Keyword easy, shortbread

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