River Cottage Shortbread
This recipe creamed butter with sugar and adds egg yolks for light, delicate biscuits. Roll the dough thin for a rich treat that's perfect for any occasion!
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Cooking tools:
- Stand mixer
- Hand mixer
- Pastry cutter
- Rolling pin
- Cooling rack
- Offset spatula
- Mixing bowl
- Spatula
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Plastic wrap
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Airtight container
Ingredients
- 175g butter, softened
- 90g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
- A generous pinch of salt
- 2 medium free-range egg yolks
- 200g plain white flour, plus extra for dusting
- Flavourings (optional)
- 1 tsp natural vanilla extract
- Grated zest of 1 lemon or orange
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (ideally freshly ground)
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