How to Cook Perfect Scottish Shortbread

Scottish Shortbread.

You can have Scottish Shortbread using 4 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Scottish Shortbread

1. It's of butter softened.
2. It's of sugar.
3. Prepare of flour (approximately).
4. It's of salt.

Scottish Shortbread step by step

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Sift flour and salt.
3. Add about 4 cups of flour to butter mixture a 1/2 cup or so at a time mixing thoroughly between additions until dough forms a ball adding more flour as needed.
4. Roll out into a rectangle or press evenly into a 9 by 12 baking pan (I use a glass baking pan).
5. About 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick, score with a knife into approximate 1 1/2 x 3 inch pieces and dock with a fork.
6. Bake in a 325 Degree oven for 60 to 75 minutes until lightly browned.
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8. Cool in pan for 5 minutes and cut along score marks while still warm, remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
9. Yield 24 biscuits.