3 Ingredient Shortbread
I’ve had this recipe since I was a young lady and it’s been my firm favorite. The reason I love it so much is that it is so easy. Everything that tastes great doesn’t have to be complicated. For me the tastiest cookies are the easiest ones with limited ingredients. There are cookie recipes with oil as the ingredient, please don’t even go there. Oil in cookies is a no no for me. I know it’s their to preserve cookies longer but my cookies don’t last that long anyway! Besides, I am a huge butter fan. If it’s in cakes I don’t mind the oil but just don’t ask me to add it to my cookies. With some bars it’s also okay but just not cookies…haha! Maybe I am a cookie snob, but if I eat a cookie or shortbread it better be a good one. If I can’t taste the butter in the cookie then I’d rather not eat it. It’s why this 3 ingredient shortbread ticks all the right boxes. Easy ✔ Delicious✔ Buttery Goodness ✔
Knead the Shortbread Dough
Doesn’t butter make everything taste better, this buttery shortbread is testament to that fact. I also learnt a great tip that the Shortbread dough must be kneaded for 10 minutes. At first I thought that was crazy. I know this technique is mainly used when making bread to develop the gluten but believe it or not the kneading works and the result is flaky, buttery, crisp shortbread.
Shaping the Shortbread
To obtain the best results I make my dough and try to create a neat rectangle on my baking sheet. I use a fork and prick some holes in the dough, this prevents it from bubbling. I then sprinkle some granulated sugar over and bake. It is best to cut the shortbread whilst it’s still a little warm, this prevents it from breaking. The dough will still be a little soft when removed from the oven but that’s perfectly okay, it will harden once it cools down.
Shortbread Cookies
You can also make beautiful shortbread cookies with this dough. Simply cut them into shapes, refrigerate for a few minutes and bake. Often when I buy cookies from the store it’s quite shocking to se the amount of ingredients that goes into some of them. Most of the ingredients are far from healthy too, with homemade you at least know what goes into them. This is also a great recipe if you want to keep your little ones busy in the kitchen. This 3 Ingredient Shortbread recipe is also great if you want to add nuts, almonds, chocolate or whatever else you prefer. You can refrigerate the dough when baking cookies to prevent it from spreading in the oven. Please do try this simple 3 Ingredient Shortbread Recipe and drop me a comment. I would love to hear how they turned out.
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