Dessert for 12

English Shortbread

Name: English Shortbread
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup sugar; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp sugar (optional)

$1.47for 430 minServes 12

Buttery shortbread dough presses into a pan and bakes until pale golden with crisp edges.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter$0.40/oz typical	9 oz	$3.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.42

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarFlour

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.37 per serving$1.47 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp sugar (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 325 F and grease a 9-inch square pan with 2 tablespoons butter.
Beat the remaining butter and sugar until smooth.
Mix in the flour and salt until a soft dough forms.
Press the dough evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 20 minutes, then cool the shortbread for 10 minutes before cutting.