Traditional Scottish Shortbread Recipe

 Irrespective of the time, weather or season, digesting a delicious shortbread with a glass of lemonade sure sound like the right ideas, so, follow me as I lead you on a magical traditional Scottish shortbread recipe journey.

Now to begin, you'll need to get all your ingredients ready, and below are the ingredients for the best Scottish shortbread recipe .

How to make Scottish shortbread 

Scottish shortbread ingredients 

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or the seeds of one vanilla bean (optional)
• Additional sugar for sprinkling on top

Procedures

1. Preheat your oven to about 325°F (that's 160°C)
2. Afterwards you prepare your baking pan. So this by lining your baking pan with parchment paper 
3. In a bowl, mix the sugar and softened butter together until they cream together and are light and fluffy
4. Although the vanilla is optional, but if you have it, add it to the butter and sugar mixture and mix well.

Hope you're taking notes, cos we're about to move the the complex and most fun parts.

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   5. Now we add the four and salt. Gradually add the all-purpose flour and salt to the butter mixture. Mix until just combined, but be careful not too over mix it.

  6. Press the shortbread dough evenly into the prepared baking pan. You can use your hands or the back of a spoon to smooth the surface.

  7. Now make use of a small kitchen knife to cut the Shortbread into your desired size, and alao jsw a fork to gently shook the top to give it the traditional shortbread look.

  8. Now bake in the preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. The center might still seem slightly soft, but it will firm up as it cools.

  9. While it's still warm, carefully cut along the scored lines and allow it to cool completely in the pan. Flyer that, being them out of the pan and sprinkle some sugar on it.

And that's all there is to know about this traditional Scottish short bread recipe.