spiced shortbread

3 Pinches
Middletown, OH
Updated on Dec 18, 2017

I learned to love shortbread when we lived in Scotland (oatcakes, however, not). I found this recipe online...

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cold, unsalted butter, plus more for pan
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, spooned and level
  • 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

How To Make spiced shortbread

  • Step 1
    Butter a 9-inch cake pan, line bottom with parchment paper; butter parchment. Place flour, sugar, salt, ginger, and cinnamon in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine, 3 to 5 times. Add butter and pulse until mixture looks like wet sand, 40 to 50 times. Press mixture evenly into prepared pan. Prick dough, leaving a 1-inch border, with the tines of a fork; freeze 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake until set and just beginning to brown around the edges, 30 to 35 minutes. Place pan on a wire rack and immediately use the handle of a wooden spoon to press a scallop pattern into the edge of shortbread and a sharp knife to score into 16 wedges. Cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the shortbread to loosen; invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cut along scored lines using a sharp knife.

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Category: Cookies
Method: Bake
Culture: Scottish

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