Jump to RecipeThis shortbread cookie recipe is directly from Scotland. You can be sure it’s authentic; and if you follow all my tips, you’ll have the best tasting Scottish shortbread, ever! (And I’ll tell you why it’s truly not even a cookie!)Originally published January 23rd, 2014.In September of 2014, I flew to Scotland to be a judge in a cake baking competition.As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchasesI wrote about my impending participation, and added this shortbread cookie recipe at the end. You can click the “jump to recipe” button or simply scroll down for it.WARNING: beware of which Scottish recipes you find on the internet. Some sites with Scottish names are simply NOT Scottish at all. ????Why am I calling it a Shortbread Cookie Recipe?The first thing I have to tell you is that it pains me to call shortbread a “cookie”. Any Scot would agree with me, because it’s simply in a class by itself. It’s always referred to as just plain “shortbread” or classified as biscuits...
