My Scottish Grandma’s Famous Shortbread Recipe + Why I Flew to Florida for it!
Every year for Xmas my grandma made Scottish style shortbread cookies. This is my attempt at replicating them. I hope she likes them, let me know what you think in the comments!
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SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD RECIPE
320g or 2 -2.5 CUPS AP FLOUR
110g or 1/2 CUP WHITE RICE FLOUR
110g or 1/2 CUP SUGAR
220g or 2 STICKS COLD BUTTER(16 TBSP) (cut into small cubes or grated on box grater)
3g SALT or 1/2 tsp
1. Combine flour, rice flour, butter, sugar, and salt in bowl of stand mixer or in medium mixing bowl
2. Mix on low speed for 3-4 minutes or until butter and flour are pebble like
3. Mix on medium speed for 10 more minutes or about 15 minutes in total or until dough is formed and is clearing the bowl as shown in video.
4. Once mixed, move dough over to half sheet pan lined with parchment paper
5. Press shortbread dough into a rough 9“x7“ or 20x17cm rectangle (roughly)
6. If you’d like perfect rectangles, perforate as shown in video, then score with fork
7. Bake at 275F or 135C for 45 mins to 75 mins depending on how crunchy you’d like.
45 mins will be soft and light, 75 mins will be crunchy and golden.
8. Take out and let cool 10 mins.
9 Cut along perforations while still
CHOCOLATE CHIP SHORTBREAD VARIATION
320g or 2-2.5 CUPS AP FLOUR
110g or 1/2 CUP WHITE RICE FLOUR
55g or 1/4C. SUGAR
55g 0r 1/4C. BROWN SUGAR
3g or 3/4tsp VANILLA EXTRACT
220g or 2 STICKS (16 TBPS) COLD BUTTER (cut into small cubes or grated on box grater)
3g or 1/2 tsp SALT
115g or 4 OZ 70% CACAO CHOCOLATE
Follow recipe as before, add chopped chocolate after dough is clearing bowl.
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