Shortbread

Hmm I love shortbread. I used to bake it all the time when I worked in a cafe. I have to say, mine was pretty damn good. I couldn't remember the recipe for it though, so after a visit to the Good Food website, I found a vanilla shortbread dough recipe that looked perfect.

I love my shortbread sprinkled with lots of sugar, although some recipes say that they should be sprinkled with rice flour. Or even better, with some strawberries and a scoop of ice cream.

Vanilla Shortbread
Recipe adapted from here


325g plain flour
200g chilled butter
125g caster sugar
2 egg yolks
2 tsp vanilla extract


1.  Preheat the oven to gas mark 5. In a food processor whizz together the flour & butter until it resembles breadcrumbs.
2. Add the eggs, sugar & vanilla and whizz together until it comes together in a dough. 
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1cm thick and cut into circles. Place on a greased baking tray and bake in a preheated oven for about 15 minutes. 
4. When the biscuits are cooked and slightly golden on the edges, remove from the oven. Place on a cooling rack and sprinkle with caster sugar while still hot.