Pure butter shortbread cookies

Recipe video above. I’m a firm believer that shortbread cookies should be sinfully buttery and delectably tender. And these are, as great shortbread cookies should be, not that sweet, quite delicate and when you bite into them, they crumble softly, as demonstrated in the VIDEO! TRICK for clean cuts, no crumbles, is to slice halfway through baking.

These shortbread cookies have an exciting play between sugar and salt with a full-on buttery flavor and perfectly crumbly texture. They are the platonic ideal of perfect shortbread.

Shortbread Cookies Recipe - Preppy Kitchen

Shortbread cookies have a rich, buttery flavor and a classic texture that keeps you craving more! Simple ingredients and easy to bake.

Versatile shortbread dough can be changed up in countless ways to make different cookies and bars.

Lemon Shortbread Cookies are a delicious buttery cookie flavoured with lemon zest and lemon extract.

I live in Missouri, but many of our family recipes come from New Zealand, where I lived as a youngster. I proudly claim a Down Under heritage! These special-occasion cookies bring back warm and sweet memories of my childhood, and I'm going to make sure they're passed on to the next generation in my family—no matter where they live. —A. Swenson, Camdenton, Missouri

These shortbread cookies are buttery and rich! They have a wonderful snap when you break them, but they're crumbly and soft when you bite into one.

This super easy 3 Ingredient Shortbread Cookies Recipe is so simple and buttery with the perfect hint of sweetness.