Best Crisp Shortbread Recipes

CRISP ORANGE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Lightly oil a baking sheet. Beat the butter, then cream it with the sugar and orange zest until light. Stir in the flour and baking powder and mix together to form a dough.
• Divide the mixture into 10 balls, arrange on a baking sheet. Press each ball fl at with the tip of a round-bladed knife. Chill for 15 mins, then bake for 12-15 mins until light golden. Leave on the baking sheet for 2 mins before releasing with a palette knife. Slide onto a rack to cool. Will keep stored in an airtight container for up to a week.

CRISP LEMON SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar and lemon zest until blended. Beat in lemon juice. Gradually beat in flour., Divide dough into four portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough into a 5x3-1/2-in. rectangle. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets. Cut each rectangle into six squares, but do not separate. Prick tops with a fork. Sprinkle with sugar., Bake 20-25 minutes or until light brown. Cool on pans 10 minutes. Transfer shortbread to a cutting board; recut into squares. Cool on a wire rack.

CRISP SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• In a bowl with a fork blend together butter and confectioners' sugar until combined well. Sift flour into butter mixture, tossing flours together lightly before combining with butter mixture and stir with fork until flours are incorporated. (Dough will be crumbly.) Press dough evenly onto bottom of a 9-inch metal pie plate.
• With tines of fork decoratively mark edge of dough and with a butter knife score dough into 8 wedges. Prick each wedge in several places with fork. Bake shortbread in middle of oven 30 minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 300°F and continue to bake shortbread 15 minutes more, or until golden.
• Cool shortbread in pie plate on a rack 5 minutes. With a sharp knife cut shortbread into wedges and transfer wedges to rack to cool completely. Shortbread keeps in an airtight container at room temperature 5 days.

APPLE SHORTBREAD CRISP

Steps:

• 1. Prick plastic wrap covering apple chunks several times with a fork; microwave at medium power (50%) for 7 minutes or until apple is thawed. Let stand 2 minutes.
• 2. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add cookie crumbs and walnuts. Cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 3. Combine 2 Tbsp. brown sugar and remaining 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; sprinkle in a lightly greased 1-quart baking dish. Sprinkle half of apple over brown sugar mixture; top with half of cookie crumb mixture. Repeat layers with remaining apple and crumb mixture. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until golden. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

APPLE SHORTBREAD CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. In a large bowl, combine the shortbread ingredients and mix with hands until pea-sized crumbs form. Press into an ungreased 9x13 pan. Poke shortbread with fork and place in oven for 15 minutes. While the shortbread is baking, peel, core, and slice the apples. Mix with the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside. After 15 minutes remove the shortbread and reduce head to 350. In a medium bowl combine the ingredients for the crumb topping. Pour the apples over the shortbread and the crumb topping over the apples. Place back in oven and bake until the sides of the crumb topping begin to brown and apples are soft about 35-45 minutes.

CRISP WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream the butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy; scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
• Reduce mixer speed to low; gradually blend in the flour, cornstarch, and salt; blend well. Gently stir in the chocolate chips.
• Pat dough into an ungreased 15x10x1" jelly-roll pan; sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake 15-20 minutes, or until edges are pale golden. Immediately cut into strips, diamonds, or squares; remove from pan when cool.
• Store airtight.

SHORTBREAD APPLE CRISP TOPPING RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Add Cinnamon to the oats Cut the butter into the oats with a pastry blender Crumble shortbread cookies and add to the oat mixture Spread evenly over apple mixture