the Breville Test Kitchen

Shortbread Cookies

Name: Shortbread Cookies
Cook time: 1200 s
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: Makes about 21
Ingredients: 230 g chilled unsalted butter - cut into cubes; ½ cup (100 g) superfine sugar; 2 cups (300 g) all-purpose flour; ½ tsp kosher salt; Demerara sugar - to sprinkle

A classic favorite for a reason, these little guys are all buttery, sweet and melt in the mouth. 20 minutes is all it takes to get them ready for the oven. Make them for yourself, make them for your friends, heck make them for everyone…you do make friends with shortbread you know!

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1 hr 15 mins total time

20 mins active time

Easy

Makes about 21

Ingredients

Measurements:

230 g chilled unsalted butter
cut into cubes
½ cup (100 g) superfine sugar
2 cups (300 g) all-purpose flour
½ tsp kosher salt
Demerara sugar
to sprinkle

Instructions

1
Carefully assemble the processor with the grey spindle and green S-blade™ in the bowl. Add the butter, sugar, flour and salt and process until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
2
Carefully remove the blade and turn the dough onto the countertop. Bring together into a ball.
3
Lightly flour the countertop and roll the dough until approximately 5mm thick. Cut into approximately 21 rectangles. Place on two parchment paper lined sheet pans and sprinkle with demerara sugar. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4
To preheat the oven, insert the wire rack into position 6. Set the oven to Bake, No Fan, 175°C, for 20 minutes and press Start.
Tip: Recipe has been optimized for the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro.
5
Once preheated, place one of the sheet pans in the oven and bake for 18 minutes, or until golden brown. Repeat with the second sheet pan.
6
Allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.