Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes Martha's Scottish Shortbread Be the first to rate & review! By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on February 3, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 1 8-inch round A touch of rice flour is the secret to perfectly crisp shortbread. With such a short ingredient list, it's important to use the best-quality salted butter you can find. Ingredients Vegetable-oil cooking spray, for mold ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) salted butter, room temperature ¾ superfine sugar 1 ¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour ¼ cup rice flour Directions Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Coat an 8-inch ceramic shortbread mold with cooking spray; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugar until well combined. Add flours and mix until just combined and a shaggy dough forms. Firmly press dough into mold in an even layer. Bake until edges just begin to turn golden, about 1 hour, 15 minutes. Remove from oven; turn oven off. Let shortbread cool in mold 10 minutes. Invert a parchment-lined baking sheet onto back of mold. Carefully re-invert, turning mold onto sheet; lift off mold. Using a sharp knife, cut shortbread into wedges. Separate wedges, then return sheet to oven until shortbread is dry, at least 1 hour. Let cool completely. Mike Krautter Cook's Notes For this recipe, you will need a shortbread mold like the thistle one Martha used ($34.95, emersoncreekpottery.com). Rate it Print