Traditional Shortbread is the melt in your mouth buttery and sweet taste sensation that I remember from when I was a kid. Try our Traditional recipe here and see what you think.
Traditional Shortbread
Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
Course: SnacksCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings
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4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
220
kcalTotal time
1
hour10
minutes
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Ingredients
250 gram Butter-Room temperature
0.66 cup Sugar, Castor
2 tsp Vanilla
2 cups Flour
0.5 cup Rice Flour
2 tsp Sugar, Castor
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees.
- Line two round cake tins with baking paper.
- Using an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla. Fold in the flours gently.
- Divide the mixture in half and press into each of the cake tins.
- Using a fork, prick the top of the mixture, and score the mixture into wedges with a knife. Sprinkle the top with 2 teaspoons sugar.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until mixture is golden but not brown. Cool in the cake tins and slice.
Notes
- Traditional Shortbread is suitable to freeze for up to two months.
- Store in a sealed container for up to a week.
Clare Whitfield
Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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