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Home Healthy Stovetop Ginger Chicken Wings

Genuine Scottish Shortbread Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Cream the butter and sugar well.
  • Remove 1 TBS of the flour and replace it with 1 TBS cornstarch.
  • Add this to the butter/sugar mixture and mix quickly with your hands until it forms fine crumbs. The mixture should hold together when squeezed but fall apart easily.
  • Press evenly and firmly into an ungreased 9x12" pan.
  • Prick all over deeply with the tines of a fork.
  • Bake in a preheated 325° oven until light brown around the edges, from 20-30 minutes depending on your oven (it will smell simply heavenly!).
  • Cut into 2" squares with a sharp knife as soon as you take it out of the oven, but allow to cool completely before removing from the pan.
  • Keeps almost forever when stored in an airtight container, delicious right away but even better tasting when aged at least a couple of weeks.
  • To die for when served along with English black tea with milk!

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    " It was excellent "
    Auntycarol ate it and said...
    Made this today so buttery and crumbly, delish.
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    " It was excellent "
    Kmkl ate it and said...
    I added 1 teaspoon of vanilla, turned out awesome!
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    " It was excellent "
    mommyluvs2cook ate it and said...
    I made these after Marie posted these in the IMI. They are so easy to make and the perfect tea/coffee time snack! Mine took a little over 30 minutes, but never got brown. Still delicious though! Added my review in Marie's link below :)
    8/18/13
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    " It was excellent "
    NPMarie ate it and said...
    I made these today and am so glad I did! Very easy! A perfect shortbread recipe. More in Genuine Scottish Shortbread

    Note: These took 30 minutes to bake in my over, I would check after 20 and go from there:)

    8/13/2013
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    " It was excellent "
    NPMarie ate it and said...
    I was wondering... approximately how long do you bake this?
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  • sitbynellie 13 years ago
    I guarantee this is authentic! LOL
    although some leave out the cornflour, (cornstarch) it really helps

    Susan
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    " It was excellent "
    annieamie ate it and said...
    This sounds like a great recipe! I'm always interested in new cookie recipes and wanted to thank you for posting this one! Thanks!!!
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    " It was excellent "
    tilgidh ate it and said...
    Wonderfully simple.

    Thanks!
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  • dandelion 17 years ago
    I love Grandma secrets. THX :)
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    " It was excellent "
    greekgirrrl ate it and said...
    Yes, I often wonder why my shortbread seems to fall..in a word, short...LOL!!
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    " It was excellent "
    dmajor ate it and said...
    looks easy and I love shortbread! Thanks! gotta give you a 5 for struggling to get the recipe from an old lady!LOL
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  • busmamawilliams 17 years ago
    This does look easy. I'm really fond of shortbread & I think this one would go very nicely with fresh sliced strawberries & cream. Thanks!
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