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ultimate shortbreads

uhura avatar
Recipe by
Mabel Deighton
@uhura
Oshawa, ON

I love this shortbread! It's a recipe from Chatelaine.com Can't resist eating 1, 2 or even 3 squares myself per day. Nutrition: per serving: 128 calories, 1 g protein 13 g carbs, 8 g fat, 74 mg sodium

yield 24 cookies
prep time 25 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For ultimate shortbreads

  • 2 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 c
    icing sugar
  • 1/3 c
    rice flour
  • 3/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    cold unsalted butter, cubed

How To Make ultimate shortbreads

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 300F. Line a 9 x 13 in. non-stick metal pan (I used a pyrex glass pan) with parchment paper, with overhanging edges.
  • 2
    WHIRL flour with icing sugar, rice flour and salt in a food processor until combined. Add cubed butter ( I used salted butter so I reduced salt to 1/4 tsp.) through the feed tube while pulsing until dough just comes together.
  • 3
    Dough will be slightly crumbly. Transfer to prepared pan. Press dough over bottom of pan. Use the flat bottom of a measuring cup to smooth the top. ( I used a pastry cloth and rolled a smooth glass from side to side that fit inside the pan.) Score the surface into 24 squares, if desired. Prick
  • 4
    ( I used a pastry cloth and rolled a smooth glass from side to side that fit inside the pan.) Score the surface into 24 squares, if desired. Prick dough all over with a fork.
  • 5
    BAKE in center of oven until top is just golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Cut shortbread into squares while still hot. Remove parchment and place on a cooling rack. (I just put the dish on a cooling rack after cutting squares.)
  • 6
    Keep in an airtight container at room temperature for several weeks. (I used a cookie tin).
  • 7
    Variations: SKOR: Stir in 2 chopped 39-g Skor bars into flour mixture. Continue with the recipe. TOBLERONE: Push a piece of Toblerone into each scored square before baking. CHOCOLATE: Instead of 1/3 cup rice flour, sift together 3 tbsp. rice flour and 3 tbsp. cocoa powder. Continue with recipe. Drizzle cooled cookies with melted chocolate.
  • 8
    CHOCOLATE: Instead of 1/3 cup rice flour, sift together 3 tbsp. rice flour and 3 tbsp. cocoa powder. Continue with recipe. Drizzle cooled cookies with melted chocolate.
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