Scottish ShortBread

很多年前二姐从UK买了一些shortbread回来，那是第一次吃shortbread。。

很喜欢它的口感，因为很细腻，不会像一般的cookies一样硬，而且牛油味很香。

Scottish shortbread， 就是典型的苏格兰传统点心。。通常是在圣诞节的时候吃的。。

我找了最简单的recipe，发现它最主要的材料只是面粉和糖，可是我不明白为什么外面卖的shortbread比一般的饼干贵那么多。

我的shortbread，我蛮喜欢的。。。

Ingredients:

200g all purpose flour

60g cornstarch (cornstarch can give a more delicate tasting shortbread, with melt-in-your-mouth texture)

1/4 teaspoon salt

226g unsalted butter, room temperature

60g powdered sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl, sieve the flour and cornstarch, mix with salt and set aside.

2. In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar, beat until light and fluffy.

3. Beat in the vanilla extract.

4. Gently stir in the flour mixture and mix thoroughly until all the ingredients are incorporated.

5. Flatten the dough into a square shape, wrap in the plastic wrap, and chill the dough for at least an hour.

6. Preheat oven to 170 degreesC.

7. Line baking rack with parchment paper.

8. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch(0.5cm) thick. Cut into rounds or whatever shapes you wish using lightly floured cookie cutter.

9. Place the cookies on the prepared parchment paper and place in the refrigerator for about 15minutes. This will firm up the dough so the cookies will maintain their shape when bake.

10. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are lightly brown. Cool on rack.

The ingredients...

Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy...

Wrap the dough to chill in the fridge..

Roll the dough to 0.5cm thick.

The love shape cookie cutter made this..

The baked shortbread...

Love is in the air!