Scottish Butter Biscuits

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Scottish Butter Biscuits
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation
ready in 2 h.
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Ingredients

for
50
Ingredients
2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups brown sugar
1.333 cups butter
granulated sugar (for sprinkling)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
sugar

Preparation steps

1.
Mix the flour, sugar and 2 pinches of salt in a bowl. Chop in the butter with a dough scraper, knead to a smooth dough and chill for approx. 1 hour.
2.
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C in a fan over), 350°F, gas 4.
3.
Roll out the dough into a rectangle approx. 1 cm thick. Place on a baking tray lined with baking parchment. Fold aluminium foil into a roll to prevent the dough spreading. Prick the dough with a fork all over and bake for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.
4.
While still hot, cut the shortbread into narrow strips approx. 6 cm long. Roll the shortbread in sugar if wished and let cool on a wire rack. Serve with coffee.
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