Just in time for Valentine's Day!
Donna's Recipe
I got this recipe 25 years ago from a friend Scottish Father ran a bakery. I have some friends that visit a Scottish bed and breakfast every so often where they lay a shortbread cookie on your pillow so that you may enjoy before retiring for the evening. They told me that mine was better than the ones in Scotland. I discovered that the secret is not in the ingredients since that is pretty basic but in the way you handle the dough. You can not roll this out but pat and press it down with your hands. If you make it too thin it will crumble. If you make it too thick it won't be light and crispy. If you overcook it the very least, forget it. This is a wonderful gift in pretty containers and they always ask for more, please!
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cup sifted all purpose flour
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup butter room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla or if you prefer almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat over to 325 degrees.
Cream the butter and sugar and add vanilla. Add flour and salt a little at a time until it is all incorporated. Roll dough into 4 equal size balls. Flatten the balls out onto un-greased cookie sheets. Prick the tops with a fork and scallop the edges with your fingers.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until LIGHT brown around the edges. Don't let it go past light brown or it will crumble. When still warm, cut into wedges and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. I cut mine into pie shaped wedges like a pizza. I even use a pizza cutter but you can cut into squares if you like. One always break, keep it anyway.
Donna's Recipe
I got this recipe 25 years ago from a friend Scottish Father ran a bakery. I have some friends that visit a Scottish bed and breakfast every so often where they lay a shortbread cookie on your pillow so that you may enjoy before retiring for the evening. They told me that mine was better than the ones in Scotland. I discovered that the secret is not in the ingredients since that is pretty basic but in the way you handle the dough. You can not roll this out but pat and press it down with your hands. If you make it too thin it will crumble. If you make it too thick it won't be light and crispy. If you overcook it the very least, forget it. This is a wonderful gift in pretty containers and they always ask for more, please!
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cup sifted all purpose flour
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup butter room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla or if you prefer almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat over to 325 degrees.
Cream the butter and sugar and add vanilla. Add flour and salt a little at a time until it is all incorporated. Roll dough into 4 equal size balls. Flatten the balls out onto un-greased cookie sheets. Prick the tops with a fork and scallop the edges with your fingers.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until LIGHT brown around the edges. Don't let it go past light brown or it will crumble. When still warm, cut into wedges and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. I cut mine into pie shaped wedges like a pizza. I even use a pizza cutter but you can cut into squares if you like. One always break, keep it anyway.
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