These classic cookies are rich in history and in texture, and they are a staple dessert-table fixture during the holidays. You can bake them in a mold topped with beautiful traditional patterns like thistles, or choose to keep it simple by baking in a pie tin. All it takes is the perfect combination of butter, sugar, and flour—and you’ll have a delicious, giftable dessert.
INGREDIENTS
- Vegetable-oil cooking spray, for mold
- ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) salted butter, room temperature
- ¾ superfine sugar
- 1 ¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup rice flour
EQUIPMENT
You'll need a shortbread pan for this. (You can also just use a pie plate)
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Coat an 8-inch ceramic shortbread mold with cooking spray; set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugar until well combined. Add flours and mix until just combined and a shaggy dough forms.
- Firmly press dough into mold in an even layer. Bake until edges just begin to turn golden, about 1 hour, 15 minutes. Remove from oven; turn oven off. Let shortbread cool in mold 10 minutes.
- Invert a parchment-lined baking sheet onto back of mold. Carefully re-invert, turning mold onto sheet; lift off mold. Using a sharp knife, cut shortbread into wedges. Separate wedges, then return sheet to oven until shortbread is dry, at least 1 hour. Let cool completely.
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