Scotch Shortbread

Scotch Shortbread

1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon water
1 pound butter softened
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup granulated sugar, for garnish

Pre-heat oven to 275 F. Measure sugar into bowl & sprinkle with water. Cream butter into sugar with a wooden spoon. Add flour and salt and knead dough with your hands until dough pulls away from side of bowl as well as your hands. Press dough into a ungreased 9 x 13-inch glass baking pan. Spread it flat right into the corners. Prick with fork about at 1 inch intervals. Sprinkle all with the additional 1/4 cup sugar. Bake for one hour or until pale golden. Cut while hot into diamonds or rectangle shapes. A pizza cutter works the best. Let cool.

Note: Kindly contributed by Beth

Reviews of Scotch Shortbread:

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  Joyce in Southeast Georgia USA  Jan 8, 2010
Would make this again.
Awesome recipe! Melts in your mouth!!
Highly recommend! five stars

  Jacques in Montreal, Quebec  Dec 16, 2009
Would make this again.
Good recipe, but it takes a lot longer than 1 hour to cook at 275F, in my experience. This is the second year I've done these and I'm now at about 18 minutes past the hour and they still haven't turned pale golden brown, and my oven is at 275F according to my oven thermometre and the oven setting. Next year I'll try the cookies at 300F. five stars

  Peg in Sterling Heights, MI  Dec 13, 2009
Would make this again.
This is a great recipe but it took longer than one hour to bake. I took them out of the oven after the hour but when I went to remove them from the pan they were not even close to being done. After cooling them, I had to put them back in for another 15 min. Next time I will bake them at 300 degrees instead of 275 degrees. five stars

  A cookie baker in NJ  Dec 13, 2008
Would make this again.
These are delicious and always a hit! five stars

  A cookie baker in Alberta, Canada  Dec 9, 2008
Would make this again.
very easy recipe, i love it! =D i will definately make it again! five stars

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