We’re all the familiar with the sweet, buttery, velvety morsel that is short bread. Some of my favorite holiday memories growing up always seemed to accompany a big old plate of the stuff. We’re talking butter, sugar, flour, and salt – and that’s it! We’ve got that perfect balance of simple ingredients that we know and love in shortbread. Anyone else drooling yet?
What Is Brown Sugar Scottish Shortbread?
In the time that this delicacy was invented, shortbread was considered a special, luxurious treat usually only served for weddings or important birthdays. We’re fortunate enough to live in a time where this delicious biscuit is more readily available! As are the simple ingredients require to make it. Scottish shortbread is just a super simplified shortbread recipe, one that is made to be nice and crisp. So good luck eating just one.
Ingredients in Scottish shortbread
Butter – Unsalted as we are adding the salt ourselves into this recipe. If using salted butter, you can omit adding any additional salt to the recipe. Flour – Just all purpose flour is all we need, nothing fancy required here! Sugar – I used packed brown sugar to create depth of sweetness, rounded out some notes of molasses. Salt – Every baked good needs a bit of seasoning to balance out all that sugar, it’s a science in baking so be sure to be precise.
No Unsalted Butter?
Because I’m using unsalted butter I’ve added some salt to the recipe to help season our cookies, it’s essential in baking and cooking. If you only have salted butter then omit the additional salt entirely.
How To Make Brown Sugar Scottish Shortbread
Some Tips
Freezing
These cookies freeze incredibly well. To freeze, place shortbread cookies in an airtight container and place in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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