You can use an electric mixer if you want to, but if the butter is soft enough you’ll have no problem creaming it up with a wooden spoon. Press the dough into the baking tin, use your hands to ensure the dough is flat and reaches the edge of the tin. Yep, 10 short minutes. Get our latest recipes, competitions and cookbook news straight to your inbox every week Hi Chelsea – yes you can just grease the tin, it’s not a problem. *Since butter is such a critical element in these cookies, we recommend you use a top-quality butter. It’s important to make sure that the shortbread doesn’t cook for too long and turn brown. In a fan oven it would be 160. For more information on our cookies and changing your settings, click here. Nothing says the holidays quite like shortbread. Then again, if you're a "make mine vanilla, please" kind of guy or gal, leave it alone; it can stand on its own in perfect simplicity. Prick the dough in a random pattern, but it looks nicer pricked with some kind of symmetry. 150g (2/3 cup) butter, softened (room temperature) 60g caster sugar (1/3 cup), plus extra for sprinkling Go on, go make it now... Hi Lorraine – thanks for your comment – the ingredients are already in grams but I can add in ounces if that helps? Because, with no liquid in the recipe, it's impossible for added salt to disperse itself fully through the shortbread dough; you end up with unpleasantly gritty bits of salt in each bite. Registered office: 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2SA, UK, We use cookies on this site and by continuing to browse it you agree to sending us your cookies. Sprinkle a little caster sugar over the surface. Bake for about 35 minutes or until a very pale golden brown. It’s one of our favourites . We’ve been stocking up on butter for exactly this moment. ","position":6,"name":"Using a knife, gently score the shortbread into...","url":"https:\/\/www.lianaskitchen.co.uk\/the-best-shortbread-recipe\/#mv_create_100_6"},{"@type":"HowToStep","text":"Optional: use a fork to decorate the shortbread biscuits. {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Recipe","name":"The Best Shortbread Recipe","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Liana Green"},"datePublished":"2019-07-10","recipeYield":8,"description":"Mmmm, shortbread! Mary Berry, star judge of the Great British Bake Off, presents 100 delectable baking recipes. Shortbread is a great recipe to start with if you are not too confident with desserts. Used this recipe to make seperate cookies rather then a traybake! ","url":"https:\/\/www.lianaskitchen.co.uk\/the-best-shortbread-recipe\/#mv_create_100_10"},{"@type":"HowToStep","text":"Leave the biscuits to cool before removing them from the tin. Enjoy with your afternoon tea or coffee, Bake these classic shortbread biscuits to wow a crowd. (Do this while the shortbread is still warm; if you wait until it's cool, it won't cut easily.) Remove the wrap before baking. A soft dough should form. 10 minutes Go on, go make it now...","image":["https:\/\/www.lianaskitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/easy-shortbread-recipe-720x720.jpg","https:\/\/www.lianaskitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/easy-shortbread-recipe-720x540.jpg","https:\/\/www.lianaskitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/easy-shortbread-recipe-720x405.jpg","https:\/\/www.lianaskitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/easy-shortbread-recipe-735x551.jpg"],"prepTime":"PT10M","cookTime":"PT10M","performTime":"PT10M","totalTime":"PT20M","recipeIngredient":["250g (2 cups) plain flour","150g (2\/3 cup) butter, softened (room temperature)","60g caster sugar (1\/3 cup), plus extra for sprinkling"],"recipeInstructions":[{"@type":"HowToStep","text":"Grease the baking tin\/line with parchment paper","position":1,"name":"Grease the baking tin\/line with parchment paper","url":"https:\/\/www.lianaskitchen.co.uk\/the-best-shortbread-recipe\/#mv_create_100_1"},{"@type":"HowToStep","text":"Add the butter and sugar to a mixing bowl. We’d love to pop into your email inbox every Friday with foodie give-aways, cookbook news and inspiring recipes just like these. Shortbread is a great recipe to start with if you are not too confident with desserts. Print 1 cup and 2 Tbsp. Magazine subscription – save 44% and get a cookbook of your choice.