Best Melt N Mix Shortbread Recipes

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MELT N MIX SHORTBREAD



Melt N Mix Shortbread image

Shortbread recipe found in "Women's Weekly: The Big Book of Beautiful Biscuits" ENJOY!!!!!

Provided by nnadenee

Categories     Weeknight

Time 45m

Yield 20-30 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 6

250 g butter
1/3 cup icing sugar (U.S confectioner's sugar)
1/3 cup cornflour (U.S corn starch)
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/3 cups plain flour

Steps:

  • Melt butter over low heat, allow to cool slightly.
  • Sift icing sugar and cornflour into bowl, add sugar.
  • Add butterand vanilla, beat mixture until thick and creamy.Add sifted flour, mix well.
  • Press mixture into 18 cm x 28 cm (7in x 11in) baking pan (lamington tin in AUS), smooth over with a spatula; mark into fingers with sharp knife.
  • Prick each finger decoratively with a fork.
  • Bake in moderate oven for 30 minutes or until light golden.
  • Cut into fingers while still warm. Cool in tin.
  • BEST SHORTBREAD EVA! :D.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168, Fat 10.2, SaturatedFat 6.4, Cholesterol 26.7, Sodium 72.1, Carbohydrate 17.6, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 4.5, Protein 1.6

SAVORY MIXED-NUT SHORTBREAD



Savory Mixed-Nut Shortbread image

Inspired by the cocktail nuts served at Union Square Cafe in New York City - butter-rich, toasty warm and fragrant with rosemary and cayenne - this no-mixer press-in cookie is a joy to make. You simply melt butter with rosemary and black pepper, stir that into dry ingredients, and then press the dough into a pan. Salted nuts and more fresh rosemary go on top before the whole thing is baked and broken into ragged pieces. Persnickety cookie, this is not. Enjoy on a cheese board, with cocktails or after dinner with tea and dark chocolate. Or pack these in a cellophane bag and tie it with a bow to share as a gift. (The cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.)

Provided by Ali Slagle

Categories     cookies and bars, appetizer, dessert

Time 45m

Yield One 9-by-13 pan (About 8 servings)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup/227 grams salted butter
1 rosemary sprig, plus 2 tablespoons leaves
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 1/2 cups/300 grams all-purpose flour
2/3 cup/132 grams granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne
1 1/2 cups/115 grams mixed, salted nuts (avoid peanuts if possible), lightly crushed with a heavy skillet or mallet

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 325 degrees. In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, rosemary sprig and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Cook over medium, swirling occasionally, until the butter is just melted. (You can also do this in a bowl in the microwave, stirring between 30-second bursts). Set aside to cool slightly. (Take a whiff of the butter; it smells like rosemary!)
  • In an ungreased 9-by-13-by-2-inch pan, use a fork to stir together the flour, sugar and cayenne until combined. Remove and discard the rosemary sprig from the butter. Pour the melted butter into the dry ingredients. Stir with a fork to combine, then use your hands to mix until no dry spots remain.
  • Press the dough evenly into the pan. Prick all over with a fork. Sprinkle the nuts and rosemary leaves on top, shake into a single layer, then press firmly into the dough until the nuts' sides are surrounded by dough. (This is important, otherwise the nuts won't adhere.) Sprinkle evenly with 1 teaspoon sugar and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
  • Bake until golden brown (including in the center) and the edges start to pull away from the sides, 35 to 40 minutes.
  • Let cool completely, then gently break up with your hands into jagged pieces. Nuts along the edge may fall out. (Those are yours to eat.) The shortbread will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.

MELT - IN - YOUR - MOUTH SHORTBREAD



Melt - In - Your - Mouth Shortbread image

This quick and easy shortbread will literally melt when you take a bite. Great for Christmas parties with a little bit of decorating.

Provided by Jennifer Wilton

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 cup butter, softened
½ cup confectioners' sugar
¼ cup cornstarch
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Whip butter with an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and flour. Beat on low for one minute, then on high for 3 to 4 minutes. Drop cookies by spoonfuls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Watch that the edges don't brown too much. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 111.1 calories, Carbohydrate 9.7 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 54.8 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

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