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Nanna's shortbread

Makes 24
60 minutes
Difficulty Easy
5 Ingredients

Ingredients (makes 24 Biscuits)

320g Plain flour
60g SR flour
2 Tbs Cornflour
120g Caster sugar
250g Softened unsalted butter

Method

Cream butter and sugar in a mixer
Sift the flours together and rub into butter mix
Divide mixture into 2. Roll out into logs, wrap in glad wrap and refrigerate until hard.
Unrap logs and slice 1cm biscuits with a sharp knife. Arrange onto baking paper lined trays and bake at 160° for 15 min. Cool and dust with icing sugar.

Notes

This was my great grandmother's recipe. We make large batches every year to give as gifts. Santa loves them too!

11 Comments
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- - youngoldlady said
  - 08 Jan 2018
    5:43 am
I love shortbread anytime of the year. Thank you for your version of making it.

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- - mom94125 said
  - 23 Dec 2017
    12:12 pm
fantastic recipe! great job and thank you for sharing it

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- - youngoldlady said
  - 21 Dec 2017
    6:08 pm
Recipes that are handed down are so much fun as you can try to image the original person making it.

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- - mom112217 said
  - 16 Dec 2017
    7:21 pm
I love a recipe handed down by family,thanks it look’s amazing!

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- - cherz said
  - 15 Dec 2017
    5:35 pm
Nothing like a lovely shortbread with a cuppa and these do look lovely. thanks for sharing.

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- - mom81879 said
  - 15 Dec 2017
    4:28 pm
As a kid, one of the first things I cooked was a shortbread recipe cooked in tge microwave. It was so easy but so delicious

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- - mom93821 said
  - 15 Dec 2017
    7:40 am
I do love shortbread recipes – thank you. I roll my mixture in glad bake. Perfect little round shortbread delights every time.
- My.Nongy replied
  
  19 Dec 2017 , 11:49 am
  It’s rolled in glad wrap because the logs need to be refrigerated to firm them up before slicing.
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- - taynik46 said
  - 14 Dec 2017
    10:04 pm
love a good shortbread with a great strong cup of tea – thank you for sharing your recipe

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- - mom62624 said
  - 14 Dec 2017
    1:58 pm
The simplicity of this recipe is really wonderful & shortbread is always a favourite.

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- - mom90758 said
  - 14 Dec 2017
    1:49 pm
Great presentation! How lovely that this is a family recipe. Thanks for deciding to share it with us.

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