Great for the holidays.
This is a wonderful and very easy recipe to make. I had so many requests for it this year I had to make 500 cookies. I found that with about a quarter of a cup less flour it worked great and was much easier, and faster in a cookie press. I decorated with M&M's and Rosebuds which bake with a wonderful toasted chocolate taste. This is my third year making them and will make this recipe for years to come. Everyone in my family has requested the recipe, and asked that I bring it every year for Xmas. Merry Christmas everyone :o)
Read MoreThe taste of this cookie is the only reason I gave this 3 stars. I doubled the recipe and followed it to a T. When I tried to knead the dough and roll it out - DISASTER. It fell apart, stuck to the well floured/icing sugared rolling pin, and wouldn't cut out. It was a nightmare. Like I said, after 2 hours of working with the dough in SMALL batches and finally getting it to cut out, the taste was awesome. Totally not worth the hassle though. I'll use a different recipe next time because there's other just as tasty but easier to make shortbread cookies out there.
Read MoreThis is a wonderful and very easy recipe to make. I had so many requests for it this year I had to make 500 cookies. I found that with about a quarter of a cup less flour it worked great and was much easier, and faster in a cookie press. I decorated with M&M's and Rosebuds which bake with a wonderful toasted chocolate taste. This is my third year making them and will make this recipe for years to come. Everyone in my family has requested the recipe, and asked that I bring it every year for Xmas. Merry Christmas everyone :o)
This is THE classic recipe for traditional Scottish shortbread (the ONLY shortbread) The others pale in comparison. Ironically, the simplest and easiest!
I was in the mood to experiment with a recipe that I could use to make cookies on a stick. This was a winner. Nice buttery flavor and the sticks stayed in the cookies. These also held up to the handling when I iced them. I did add some vanilla to the recipe. I am going to try lemon or almond as well. Thanks for the recipe.
I was so pleased with the results of this recipe. They were rich tasting and my family loved them. I'm going to make some to give as gifts.
I used this recipe today and added a a touch of my own ....I added some lemon zest to the sugar before mixing into the butter. It added a nice aroma and a slight citrus taste to these delicious cookies. I used small animal shaped cutters and made my own zoo of animal "crackers" Thanks for sharing this easy and delicious recipe. Marti
I can't believe how good this recipe is! I can finally make cookies I am not ashamed to serve my MOM!! Thank you! I can't wait til the holidays to bring these over!!!
I just made a batch of Valentine cut-out cookies for my kids school's birthday party. The dough is extremely easy to handle unlike other cutout cookie recipes I have used. I like them as they are not too sweet but my kids find them just 'okay'. I put 'red sugar sprinkles' for decoration. They come out rather pretty. I will make it again for cut-out cookies. I have added 1/2 tsp of vanilla; but I may add another 1/2 tsp next time to enhance the flavor.
I followed the recipe exactly as stated and they turned out perfectly! Friends were so eager to take them home when I made them for the first time yesterday, that I've had to make more today! For those reviewers that found the dough too hard to handle/sticky, I suggest perhaps the dough was not chilled enough. Also, rolling out the dough between greaseproof/wax paper might help. I added vanilla extract in my second batch, and although delicious, I think I prefer them just as the recipe states.
This turned out great. The only thing I did to it was add 1 tsp. vanilla extract.
A lot of butter but oh so good. I usuallly make shortbread with a recipe that includes cornstarch but these don't have that dry taste. Will be making this one again! I baked them about 22 min and my oven temp is exact but mine were probably a bit thicker than 1/4"
Very good and not too sweet shortbread.
The taste of this cookie is the only reason I gave this 3 stars. I doubled the recipe and followed it to a T. When I tried to knead the dough and roll it out - DISASTER. It fell apart, stuck to the well floured/icing sugared rolling pin, and wouldn't cut out. It was a nightmare. Like I said, after 2 hours of working with the dough in SMALL batches and finally getting it to cut out, the taste was awesome. Totally not worth the hassle though. I'll use a different recipe next time because there's other just as tasty but easier to make shortbread cookies out there.
Followed previous reviewers advice and rolled into balls, pressed down on center and baked (like a thumbprint cookie). Cooled them and filled with holiday jelly from Stonewall Kitchen. Sprinkled with powdered sugar. Oh My gosh!!! These were heavenly! Very quick too!
I love this recipe!!! I've used it like 3 times and people love them. Thank you so much for this quick and easy recipe!
Fabulous! Do resist writing a review after eating this cookie straight from the oven though . It is shortbread and it needs a little time to 'mature'. If it's eaten as soon as it's done, the buttery taste is very overwhelming and blah. Save it for a day(or two!) and come back and let me know if this isn't the most delicious shortbread recipe there is!
These are awesome! Everyone I made them for LOVED them. I can't wait to make them again! So easy. I didn't change a thing.
I love the flavor of these cookies... but the dough keeps crumbling when I roll it out to cut it...
Excellent recipe! Easy to make! Hubby loves them too! Recipe did not say how long to chill the dough and I did a research online and chilled in refrigerator for an hour and followed the recipe exactly! Will definitely make again!! YUM!!
this is a great recipe, they turned out great. I did not cut them out, I use about a tablespoonful at a time and rolled them into ball and pressed red and green cherries in the centre for the Christmas look. They looked and tasted great.
I made this recipe because I had too much flour leftover from other cookie baking. These were gone before the cookies I spent hours to make. Be careful because they can fall apart easily. A great recipe if you need something quick.
yummm....tastes great and so simple to make. if you are using cookie cutters i would recommend using larger ones as it was tough to get the smaller shapes to turn out right with the dough.
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. I tried over-baking them till they were brown, and they tasted great too. I'm sure everyone would love this recipe!
I made this purely by accident. I must say the dough was extremely easy to work with, it held it's shape very nicely. I found the taste to be a bit dull.
My dough ended up being a little crumbly but the cookies tasted awesome. Thank you for sharing this recipe, YUM!
This is a great recipe, with few ingredients. It tastes exactly like the authentic Scottish shortbread I had at the Highland Games this year at Ligonier, PA. Only reason it has 4 stars is because roll-out and cut cookies are so much more time consuming than drop cookies. They are not too sweet, but very rich and would be delicious paired with a dark roast coffee.
Yummy! Very good! I added a lemon glaze over cooled cookies for a bit of flavor, as they were a bit bland.
Just what a shortbread is supposed to be: not too sweet, and when you break it apart, you can see the flaky layers :) What I liked about this one is that it keeps its shape and crumbles IN your mouth, not before you get it there. And, if you're a clumsy one like me, no worries...when you drop them, they don't break! After years of searching, this is going to be my shortbread recipe. Thanks a lot!
i really like how easy the dough is to make and work with. it will be fun to expiriment with putting other flavors in it.
This would be great as a base for something, like jam and fruit. It's a bit bland. Still, I can see using this for nice teas.
This recipe is awesome. I had my husband measure out the flour and he used a wet measuring cup and it still worked out great. I will keep this for years. To counteract the "lack" of seasoning other reviewers complained about -- we added about 1/2 tsp of freshly-grated nutmeg. It gives the cookies a hint of flavor. These are wonderful!
Just made these for a Valentine's kids' party (in heart shapes). They are delicious and will be perfect for decorating!
These taste pretty good - light, crispy and buttery - but mine did not keep their shape at all. I'm hardly the world's best cookie maker, so I'm not surprised they didn't work for me. Oh well. Thanks, anyway.
They kept their shape great. But the taste was very dull and blah. Would not make this again. I was very disapointed.
Very good, simple recipe. Worked great. I actually completely melted the butter (I almost always do that for the sake of thorough mixing, though it doesn't always come out right). Also ran out of flour, so had to use an extra 1/2 cup of sugar and reduce flour by about 1/2 cup. Sprinkled with powdered sugar fresh out of the oven so sugar would melt slightly. Made a delicious fresh cookie, and still tastes good the next day when stored in tin foil with a loose seal (they were still warm and I wanted to go to bed).
We didn't really like this shortbread recipe. The dough was easy to work with and held its shape well but I found the cookies bland. They tasted too much like flour. I would suggest reducing the amount of flour in the recipe if you are going to make them.
I tried this just his morning and was disappointed. My children did not care for them. There was no taste to them.
These are so very easy and delicious. I put it in a cookie press and made little trees and they turned out so festive.. I have made these several years now and they have always turned out perfect.. Love it, thanks for sharing.
Wonderful recipe! The cookies turned out perfectly and everyone raved about them!
good basic shortbread, I 've used a similar recipe for years cutting flour by 1/2 cup, adding 1/2 cup toasted coconut, 2tsp.coconut flavoring, then drizzling with melted chocolate when cool
These were so yummy! I've been looking for a good recipe for just this cookie. Definitely going to be making these again!
This recipe turned out great for me! I only has 1 1/2 cups of butter so I only used 3 1/2 cups of flour ! I added vanilla1tsp and 1/4 almond extract for a great flavor right out of the oven!! Will definitely use this recipe again and again!
I like the fact that there are only 3 ingredients. The dough was pretty difficult for me to work with though, and the cookies crumbled easily when transferred from cookie sheet to cooling rack. I don't particularly like the taste because there isn't enough sugar for me, but my friend who was helping me loved it. So I guess it depends how big of a sweet tooth you have.
Easy recipe that tastes delicious and is great for cut outs. I did add some flavoring which I recommend. This will be a go to recipe for me!
Is it the use or the amount of confectioner's sugar that makes this a little too sweet for my taste? A nice recipe for roll-out cookies, otherwise. We prefer a little more buttery flakiness and found this was a little too sweet only.
This is one of the easiest rolled cookie dough recipes out there! I would add a bit of flavoring next time, but I was amazed how nicely it rolled out. No more sugar cookies for me!
