Traditional Scottish Shortbread Only 3 Ingredients

In this Instructable, I will show you how to make easy homemade traditional Scottish Shortbread. This awesome classic shortbread recipe only requires 3 ingredients. Here in the States, we call them cookies, and in the UK they are a type of biscuit. If I can do it, you can do it. Let's get baking!

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Follow the easy steps below or watch the video tutorial or do both!

Supplies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of butter, softened (113g)
1/4 cup of white granulated sugar (50g)
1 cup of all-purpose flour (120g)

Tools/Equipment:

Bowl
Fork, pastry blender, mixer, or food processor
Granola/candy bar pan or normal sheet pan
Spoon or small cake spatula
Toothpick or Wooden skewer

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Step 1: Make the Shortbread Dough

Set your butter out about an hour before wanting to make these. Or if you forget, soften the butter in the microwave on high for a few seconds.

Preheat the oven to 300 F/150C.

Add the butter and the sugar to a large bowl and mix them together. I usually just use a fork for this.

Then add all the flour and mix again with the fork, or you can use a food processor, hand or stand mixer, pastry blender, or just use clean hands.

Mix until a nice dough forms.

Step 2: Bake Those Cookies (Biscuits)

Now add an equal amount of dough to a granola bar/candy bar pan. You can also put it in a bread pan with parchment paper, or double the recipe and use a standard 8x8 inch baking pan.

I really like using my granola bar pan because then I don't have to do any cutting, they are already the perfect size.

Press the dough down firmly into each cavity. Then spread it out smooth on to with the back of a spoon or use a mini cake spatula.

Next, poke several holes on top with a toothpick or wooden skewer. This will help them to bake evenly.

Bake on the middle rack in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes until very slightly golden brown. The longer you bake them the crunchier they will be.

Step 3: Cool and Serve

Once they come out of the oven allow them to cool completely. Then remove them from the pan and serve.

TIP: If you want to see the holes again, most likely they baked shut, just poke holes in them again with your toothpick.

NOTE: If you place all the dough in a few bread loaf pans or double the recipe and place it in an 8x8 inch pan, make sure to cut them right away while they are still warm. The easiest thing to do is line the baking pan with parchment paper. Once done baking, you can lift up the parchment paper and remove the whole thing. Then it is super easy to cut that way. Instead of cutting them in the pan.

*Print the shortbread cookies recipe here if you want.