Highlanders

Name: Highlanders
Cuisine: Scottish
Ingredients: ½ cup (115 g) butter, at room temperature; ¼ cup (50 g) superfine sugar; ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1⅓ cups (170 g) cake flour; 3 tablespoons rice flour or fine polenta; 3 tablespoons rice flour or fine polenta; Demerara sugar, for rolling; Whole milk, for brushing

Preparation info

Makes about
30
biscuits

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Tea at the Palace

By Carolyn Robb

Published 2022

About

These buttery shortbread biscuits originated in the Scottish Highlands, hence their name. The dough is shaped into a log and rolled in demerara sugar before slicing and baking, which gives the biscuits a uniquely crunchy edge.

Ingredients

½ cup (115 g) butter, at room temperature
¼ cup (50

Europe
United Kingdom
Scotland
Cookies
Vegetarian
Low calorie

Method

In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together the butter and superfine sugar on medium speed until light and creamy. Add the vanilla and beat until well mixed. Add the flours and stir with a wooden spoon just until blended.

Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and shape it into a log about 2½ inches (6 cm) in diameter. Spread a thin layer of demerara sugar on a flat