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A very simple yet delicious only 3 ingredients shortbread cookies are perfect to bake on those days when you are due grocery shopping.
I used ghee aka clarified butter to make this classic Scottish shortbread but as always you can use butter instead. The ghee provided a very nice flavor and taste to the shortbread and they tasted amazing with tea.
The recipe is adapted from TheSpruce and it turned out perfect. I baked it into a rectangle and after baking cut into pieces but you can cut into desired shapes before baking too. Mine were slightly thick as this time I rolled the dough thicker than I normally would.
What I think is about the shortbread is that it is perfect for those days when we ran out of grocery and have to go shopping. On those days when your kids would ask then this shortbread would come to rescue.
If you aren’t bound to use only 3 ingredients you can add some flavorings like vanilla or orange zest or you may also add some sprinkles too.
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3 Ingredients Shortbread Cookies
Equipment
- Ovan
Ingredients
- 1 cup ghee/clarified butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups plain flour
Instructions
- Line a square baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 300° F.
- If your ghee is melted then place the ghee in the refrigerator for 15 minutes or until it starts solidifying.
- In a mixing bowl add the ghee and beat it with an electric mixer until slightly pale, and fluffy.
- Add in powdered sugar and beat again until combined. Stir in flour in two batches and mix until it starts forming the dough.
- Using a parchment paper or cling wrap roll out the dough into a rectangle and transfer onto the baking sheet. Or simply cut out desired shapes using a cookie cutter and bake.
- Prick the dough sheet with a fork and bake in preheated oven for about 40 minutes.
- Remove from oven and make a cut mark of desired size and shape while it is still warm.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Nutrition
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These remind me of 3 ingredient cookies I made couple of years ago. Some orange zest would definitely take these cookies to a different level.
Wow, i dont keep myself away from these cookies if i bake them at home. Those 3 ingredients cookies rocks Sapana.
Wow! These look very sinful and definitely calorie laden. But an occasional treat would be welcome right?
Lovely recipe. Pictures are so good and shortbread is a good companion for tea/coffee
These 3 ingredient shortbread cookies look so flaky and delicious. Perfect tea time snack.
I am yet to make short bread cookies. I’m just worried how the cookies would taste without the addition of leavening agent. Your cookies are calling me to experiment 🙂
Absolutely tempting. Chai and shortbreads – what a refreshing combo ! I never tried shortbreads using ghee but for sure, it would had tasted heavenly !
good one, when it comes to baking anything never thought about few ingredient list. good job.
Wow Sapana, shortbread with just three ingredients. Totally tempting and a quick way to enjoy warm cookies.
These biscuits look amazing. We all love shortbread in my family but have never tried making them at home. I will save your recipe to make them one day.
I love simple recipes like these that you can make with store cupboard ingredients.Bookmarking it to make soon.
Wow just three ingredients, and they are easily available in my kitchen. They do look like scotish shortbread .
Another cookie recipe I am reading today and it’s definitely pushing me to take my OTG out. I too make butter cookies and yes ghee always givesunique Indian flavour.
I prefer simple baking recipes which I can make effortlessly with minimum ingredients! I always bake my own shortbread at home
Wow, never tried with ghee. Would love to try it
Just simple ingredients lead to such lovely bakes. I love using cow ghee for my bakes as well esp cookies. They turn out to be more flavourful than butter. Like i had commented on insta, i Loved that tea set my dear.
shortbread are just about the easiest cookies to make – yours came out perfect
Couldn’t believe that this amazing cookies are made with just 3 ingredients… delicious
amazng teture and ghee mus have given it a different desi flavour. I am imagining adding jeera or pepper to this next time 🙂
Nice, easy to make cookies. They are definitely kids favourite.
Perfect munchie.. I love ghee flavored cookies ,they are really melt in mouth..
Wow just ne ingredients are cookies are ready… Amazing. Loved it
That is an awesome cookie recipe! Love the flavor of ghee and those mildly sweet cookies would be awesome with coffee!
Lovely cookies. Perfectly done sapana.
Such delicious looking cookies. Shortbread cookies literally melt in your mouth and have a buttery taste. Bookmarking. with 3 ingredients, it looks quite easy to try