Description
Mouthwatering melting bliss shortbread cookies combine Scottish heritage with buttery perfection. Rich crumbly textures and delicate sweetness invite you to savor these classic treats that melt seamlessly on your palate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (227 g/8 oz) butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups (180 g/6.3 oz) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (60 g/2.1 oz) confectioners’ sugar
- ¼ cup (30 g/1 oz) cornstarch
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C), ensuring an ideal thermal environment for crafting delicate shortbread delights.
- Butter Transformation: Utilize an electric mixer to whip softened butter into a light, voluminous foundation, creating an airy base for the cookies.
- Sugar Integration: Gently fold confectioners’ sugar into the whipped butter at low speed, preventing ingredient dispersion and maintaining a smooth consistency.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Introduce cornstarch and all-purpose flour to the mixture, blending on low speed to guarantee uniform ingredient distribution.
- Dough Refinement: Elevate mixer speed to high, beating for 3-4 minutes to transform the mixture into a silky, uniform dough with impeccable texture.
- Cookie Placement: Delicately deposit dough portions onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart to accommodate natural expansion during baking.
- Baking and Monitoring: Position the cookie sheet in the preheated oven, baking for 12-15 minutes while vigilantly observing to prevent excessive browning.
- Doneness Assessment: Seek a subtle golden rim while maintaining a pale, ethereal appearance as the hallmark of perfectly executed shortbread.
- Cooling and Setting: Extract the baking sheet from the oven, allowing cookies to stabilize momentarily before transferring to wire cooling racks for complete cooling and signature melt-in-your-mouth texture development.
Notes
- Butter Softening Technique: Ensure butter is at room temperature, soft but not melting, for optimal mixer integration and smooth cookie texture.
- Sugar Incorporation Strategy: Add confectioners’ sugar gradually to prevent dusty clouds and achieve uniform sweetness throughout the dough.
- Precise Mixing Mechanics: Beat dough on high speed for 3-4 minutes to develop a light, airy consistency that guarantees tender, delicate cookies.
- Spacing Secrets: Position cookie dough scoops exactly 2 inches apart to allow proper spreading and prevent cookies from merging during baking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Scottish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 179
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg