Gran's Scottish Shortbread Recipe

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Gran's Scottish Shortbread
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
535
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 1/4 cups flour

Directions:

  1. Beat butter with sugar, salt, and egg yolk until fluffy.
  2. Add flour a little at a time until mixture is too stiff to work with a spoon. (Do not use a mixer, as the dough will be far too stiff.)
  3. Flour a counter or board and knead the dough, pulling the flour into it, until it just begins to crack . It's about the texture of play-doh at this point, perhaps a little stiffer. You may need a little more or a little less than 2 1/4 cups.
  4. Divide the dough into two balls and pat them each into a circle about 1/2 inch thick on an ungreased cookie sheet. Prick the whole thing with a fork, and use the flat of the fork to press lines around the edges.
  5. Bake at 350°F until brown, about 30 minutes. The center will be a pale pastel yellow and the edges will just be turning brown.
  6. Remove the cookie sheet and cut the shortbread while it's still hot (it gets more brittle as it cools).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 535.01 Kcal (2240 kJ)
Calories from fat 289.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.18g 50%
Cholesterol 81.47mg 27%
Sodium 1022.02mg 43%
Potassium 97.23mg 2%
Total Carbs 56.77g 19%
Sugars 14.49g 58%
Dietary Fiber 4.66g 19%
Protein 6.32g 13%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 2.8mg 15%
Calcium 134.4mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 463.64 Kcal (1941 kJ)
Calories from fat 251.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.89g 50%
Cholesterol 70.6mg 27%
Sodium 885.68mg 43%
Potassium 84.25mg 2%
Total Carbs 49.19g 19%
Sugars 12.56g 58%
Dietary Fiber 4.04g 19%
Protein 5.48g 13%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 9%
Iron 2.4mg 15%
Calcium 116.4mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.6
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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