This year I have decided to make little shortbread gifts for friends and family for Christmas, I have already made 2 batches and they don’t stay around for long! They are super easy to make and the recipe can be easily doubled.
Makes around 60 stars
- – 170g plain flour
- – 70g sugar
- – 120g butter
method
- – If using a food processor mix all ingredients together until well combined and starts to create a ball.
- – If the butter is cold it will form a breadcrumb like texture, if you tip this out onto a clean working surface and start to work it together, the heat from your hand will help soften the butter and form a ball.
- – If you do not own a food processor rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips, when well combined add the sugar and repeat step 2.
- – Flour a clean work surface and roll out the dough to around 1/2 cm thickness for crisp biscuits.
- – You can then cut the shortbread into any shape you like, I like to use a small star cutter as it works great for guests or packaging up for little gifts! (cutter from wilkinsons)
- – Cut out your stars and place onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Any left over dough form back together with your hands, roll out and cut more stars!!
- – When all stars are cut, places baking trays into the fridge and chill for 30 mins.
- – Preheat oven to gm4/160 fan/ and bake for 10-12 mins.
- – When cooked the shortbread will start to bubble on top, and be a very light golden brown.
- – When ready leave to cool on the tray as the biscuits will be quite soft still (they will harden as they cool)
- – Remove and place on a wire cooling rack and sprinkle with sugar while still warm.
I have some cute little bags I like to put these in to give to people at Christmas. These polythene bags are easily found online.
I always make more for the biscuit tin! Not that I get many, everyone gets to them before I do 😦
I hope you like my recipe 🙂
Merry Christmas!!!!
Charl
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Cooking With Charl 