Irish Shortbread Cookies
Whenever I visited my father’s Aunt Kate there was always a
tin of Irish Shortbread cookies on the counter, and she’d serve them with a cup
of tea after arriving. While we discussed the menu, we planned to make that day
and the grocery list we needed to go buy, we’d enjoy a sweet cup of tea and
many of these delectable cookies. This is when I discovered the delight of
making Irish shortbread cookies!
Kate explained that although the shortbread cookie was traditionally
a Scottish biscuit, their buttery flavor and crumbly texture make them
irresistible to anyone with a sweet tooth. She was right, I love these cookies.
Ingredients
1-2/3 cups of plain flour
1 cup salted Irish butter
1/3 cup of corn starch
1/3 cup of caster sugar (and some extra to sprinkle)
Instructions
Pre-eat the oven to 320F and prepare a suitably sized baking
tin by buttering and lining it with a thin layer of flour. Use some parchment
paper or baking sheet if you prefer.
Soften the butter first (if it has come out of the fridge
just put it into the microwave for 30 seconds).
Mix the butter and sugar together. Using a mixer makes this
a lot easier.
Slowly add the cornstarch and plain flour and mix to form
the cookie dough.
Put the dough into your baking tin and press it flat. The
dough is quite malleable and will keep its shape well. Pattern the top with a
fork before cooking and roll flat with a rolling pin if necessary.
Place in the middle shelf of the oven and bake for about 30
minutes, or until very slightly browned on the outside.
Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with
caster sugar after 5 minutes.
Then cut out the shapes you want for your cookies (fingers
or rounds).
Allow to completely cool fully before separating the cookies
from each other.
Store in an airtight container for up to 3 months
Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty
years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content
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University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber
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