![]() Shortbread is also a tradition for Hogmanay, or New Year’s Eve, in Scotland. Scotland is also known for making the best shortbread. Although the first recipe was a “medieval biscuit bread”, it morphed into its current buttery recipe later on in history. The main reason Scotland is famous for shortbread is because that’s where it was invented. Trust me, there’s a good reason (but it kills me)! There is NO question that shortbread biscuits are SCOTTISH.Īlso, if you care for my explanation on why I’m calling this a shortbread “cookie” recipe, you can read my explanation at the bottom of this post. And before I go any further… Is Shortbread Scottish or Irish? Shortbread fingers are most traditional shape, but I’d hazard a guess that the shortbread made in moulds goes back even further in history. It’s always referred to as just plain “shortbread” or classified as biscuits in Scotland, as well of the rest of the UK. Any Scot would agree with me, because it’s simply in a class by itself. The first thing I have to tell you is that it pains me to call shortbread a “cookie”. □ Why am I calling it a Shortbread Cookie Recipe? Some sites with Scottish names are simply NOT Scottish at all. WARNING: beware of which Scottish recipes you find on the internet. One of the results from using this shortbread cookie recipe. You can click the “jump to recipe” button or simply scroll down for it. I wrote about my impending participation, and added this shortbread cookie recipe at the end. In September of 2014, I flew to Scotland to be a judge in a cake baking competition.Īs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases You can be sure it’s authentic and if you follow all my tips, you’ll have the best tasting Scottish shortbread, ever! (And I’ll tell you why it’s truly not even a cookie!) If you liked these Cookies give it a star review.This shortbread cookie recipe is directly from Scotland. Slightly crumbly in a good way (not chewy at all!).Just follow the recipe as written and your cookies will bake just perfect! Taste and texture of these Cookies: ![]() Or if you did not chill the dough enough. If the cookie dough had too much butter and/or less flour than recipe suggest. There can be a number of reasons for shortbread to spread.
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