Quick and Easy Shortbread Recipe

Rachel

This easy shortbread recipe takes only three ingredients – butter, sugar, and flour. It's quick to prepare (takes 11 minutes to bake) and they lkeep for a long time! Perfect for Christmas baking!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 11

Total Time 16

Course Afternoon Tea, Pudding, Snack

Cuisine British

Servings

Calories 409 kcal

Equipment

1 Air Fryer

6 Heart Shape Tartlet tins

Ingredients

250 g Plain White Flour
75 g Caster Sugar
175 g Salted Butter, softened

Instructions

Grease the heart shaped tins. No need to preheat the air fryer.
Mix the flour and sugar in a bowl. Rub in butter until fine breadcrumbs
Knead mixture together and transfer to the tins and press down evenly.
Prick the shortbread lightly with a fork all over.
Bake for 11 minutes on the air fryer setting at 160°C.
Quickly sprinkle caster sugar on top 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: 409kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 5gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 189mgPotassium: 52mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 729IUCalcium: 13mgIron: 2mg

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