Traditional Shortbread

Name: Traditional Shortbread
Yield: Makes 36 shortbread squares
Ingredients: ½ cup (125 mL) icing sugar, sifted; ¼ cup (60 mL) sugar; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; ¼ cup (60 mL) brown or white rice flour; 2¼ cups (560 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt

Preparation info

Makes
36
shortbread squares

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

These shortbread cookies have all the characteristics of a classic shortbread: they are buttery and tender, and improve when they sit for a few days in the cookie tin.

Ingredients

1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup (125

Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease an 8-inch (20 cm) square