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quick shortbread recipe

Quick and Easy Shortbread Recipe

Rachel
This easy shortbread recipe takes only three ingredients – butter, sugar, and flour. It's quick to prepare (takes 10 minutes or less) and they last for a long time! Perfect for Christmas baking!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Afternoon Tea, Pudding, Snack
Cuisine British
Servings 16
Calories 262 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Plain White Flour
  • 150 g Caster Sugar
  • 250 b Salted Butter, softened

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven 160° Fan oven. Grease or line a swiss roll tin 33x23cm.
  • Mix the flour and sugr in a bowl. Rub in butter until fine breadcrumbs
  • Knead mixture together and press into the tin.
  • Prick the shortbread lightly with a fork all over. Score lightly into fingers using a cutter but don't cut through.
  • Bake for about 30 minutes until browned all over.
  • Quickly sprinkle caster sugar on top and cut into fingers and leave to cool.
  • Store in an airtight container.
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Notes

You can make these into shortbread fingers as in the recipe or use round tartlet tins as seen in the images. If using the tartlet tins, reduce the cooking time by 10 mins but make sure they are golden brown.

Nutrition

Calories: 262kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 101mgPotassium: 37mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 390IUCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
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