Kitchen Pantri
Shortbread — Scottish recipe
Shortbread, photographed for the Kitchen Pantri cookbook.

Shortbread

Butter, sugar and flour, and nothing else — no egg, no leavening, no liquid. Which is exactly why the dough has to go into the oven cold and bake at a low temperature: butter and flour are the only things holding it together.

At a glance

Cuisine
Scottish
Category
Dessert
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Makes
24 cookies
Calories
About 120 kcal per serving
Difficulty
Easy
Dietary
Vegetarian

Ingredients and method are in the app

Kitchen Pantri holds the full ingredient list and step-by-step method for Shortbread, checks it against what is already in your pantry, and adds anything missing to your shopping list. The app is free to use; you set up a Pantri account when you first open it.

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