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Shortbread Cookies
INGREDIENTS
What you need:
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup Redpath Instant Dissolving Sugar*
- 1/2 tsp (2 g) salt
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp (55 g) white rice flour
- 2 cups (280 g) pastry flour
Variations:
- Lemon Shortbread: Add in the zest of 1 lemon to the sugar mixture.
- Orange Chocolate Shortbread: Add the zest of 1 orange to the sugar mixture, then stir 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips into the dough before refrigerating.
- Chocolate Hazelnut: Stir in 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips & 1/2 cup finely chopped toasted hazelnuts into the dough before refrigerating.
- Anise Almond: Mix 1/4 tsp ground anise with the dry ingredients, and 1/2 cup finely chopped toasted almonds into the dough before refrigerating.
INSTRUCTIONS
How to prepare:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8x8 or 9x9 inch pan with parchment paper. Optional: Toast the rice flour in the heated oven for about 12 minutes to release some of the aromas and deepen the flavour. Once toasted, set aside.
2. Cream together the butter, sugar, and salt.
3. Sift the pastry flour and rice flour into the butter mixture.
4. Add all of the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir until just combined. The dough will be crumbly, but don't worry. Use your hands to bring it together into a disk.
5. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least one hour.
6.Once chilled, roll out the shortbread to fit into the prepared pan, then transfer to the pan and press into the corners.
7. Score the dough with a knife in your desired shapes, such as squares or diamonds. Prick the dough with a fork. Sprinkle with Redpath Granulated Sugar if you so desire. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for about 25 minutes, or until golden.
8. Once baked, let the shortbread cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes before cutting, following the scoring lines as you do so. Set shortbread aside. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week or in the freezer for up to two months.