Best Sugared Shortbread Recipes

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LEMON POSSET WITH SUGARED-ALMOND SHORTBREAD



Lemon posset with sugared-almond shortbread image

Making your own, individual citrus set puddings is even more impressive when served with homemade biscuits for scooping out the cream

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories     Dessert, Dinner

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 8

600ml double cream
200g golden caster sugar
zest 3 lemons, plus 75ml juice
140g cold butter, diced
140g plain flour
85g golden caster sugar, plus extra for dusting
50g ground rice (or more flour if you can't find it)
85g flaked almond

Steps:

  • Make the posset first. Put the cream in a big saucepan with the sugar and gently heat, stirring, until the sugar has melted. Bring to a simmer and bubble for 1 min. Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon zest and juice. Divide between pots or bowls, cool to room temperature, then carefully cover and chill for at least 3 hrs, or up to 24 hrs.
  • To make the shortbread, heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Whizz the butter and flour together in a food processor until no lumps of butter remain (or rub together with your fingertips). Tip into a bowl and stir in the sugar, ground rice and almonds. Line the base of a roughly 22cm square tin with baking parchment. Tip in the mixture and press it down firmly, making it as flat as you can. Dredge with more sugar and bake for 25-30 mins until pale golden. Cool in the tin.
  • Cut the shortbread into shards and serve with the possets and little spoons.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 843 calories, Fat 68 grams fat, SaturatedFat 39 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 55 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 43 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium

SUGARED SHORTBREAD



Sugared Shortbread image

In 2012, The Times invited readers to submit their favorite cookie recipes. Amy Casey of Sparta, N.J., submitted this unusual recipe for shortbread that calls for melted butter and a little bit of rice flour (which is now relatively easy to find since it's a popular gluten-free flour). You can mix this recipe in a bowl with a wooden spoon in about three minutes, and the rice flour gives the shortbread a sandy, singular texture that's accentuated by the coating of granulated sugar on the top and bottom. You can substitute cornstarch for the rice flour, but you'll end up with a slightly softer crumb. Bonus: this keeps for weeks - but only if you hide it.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     cookies and bars, dessert

Time 1h

Yield About 18 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 5

240 grams all-purpose flour (2 cups)
36 grams rice flour (1/4 cup)
62 grams sugar (1/4 cup), more as needed
2 grams fine sea salt (1/2 teaspoon)
16 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 cup), melted and cooled

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the flours, sugar and salt. Stir in the butter. Press dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle evenly with sugar while warm and slice; cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 160, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 66 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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