Ingredients
50g butter
slightly melted
¼ cup powdered sugar
½ cup flour
1 pinch salt
Equipment
- 1 Microwave
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Plastic wrap
- 1 Rolling pin
- 1 Cookie cutter
- 1 Baking sheet
- 1 Wire cake rack
Instructions
- Melt your butter slightly for 30 seconds in the microwave.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix to combine.
- Knead the mixture until it forms a round dough and then wrap in plastic wrap.
- Leave it to rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll your dough out on a floured surface, and then cut your flowers out. If you find the mixture is crumbly, work the dough a bit longer to combine it again.
- Bake the biscuits for approximately 10-12 minutes. When they are brown at the edge of each cookie, they are done.
- Cool them on a wire cake rack.
- Once they are cold, you can decorate them as you like.
Notes
Tip
If you find the mixture is crumbly, work the dough a bit longer to combine it again.
Variation
You can make any shape you have a cutter for.
Variation
Once they are cold, you can decorate them as you like.
I am excited to try this recipe. Bookmark! The first time I made shortbread I was amazed that I have the skill but this is a good go-to and quick one to do with my son. I might start googling small batch recipes soon.
I am fortunate enough to have a deep freeze where I can put a lot of baking, but small batch baking sounds like a great idea for when we need something for school lunches but not a lot of ingredients! It’ll also be great for my 10 year old who loves to bake but doesn’t always have the patience to stand there rolling out 60 cookies!
Yum! I love shortbread! I will have to make this (as soon as I get the oven fixed) They won’t last long in my house though!
I think I would prefer to make bigger batch and then store in the garage freezer. Would perhaps be good if you didn’t have much ingredients in the house but still wanted something sweet.
I just couldn’t do it. Haha I’d just want to keep baking more and more. Even big batches don’t last long in our house hahah
I have never heard of small batch baking but I think it is a great idea! First of all you don’t feel guilty for eating the whole lot because you don’t want it to spoil and secondly it is a great idea for people who struggle with their weight/overeating. Win/win 🙂
I have never heard of small batch baking but this just sounds so easy to do will have to give it ago these holidays and see how we go. It’s better to have fresh baking as well instead of it going off in a container.
Yeah I know I could freeze my baking but I don’t always like the taste of defrosted baking either. I don’t freeze our bread at all.
Great article. Might be worth having a go with this recipe. Good idea with school holidays coming up the kids always love to get their hands dirty with some baking.
My kind of recipe!! Love small batch baking – I don’t really like making the full size batches for cookies as I normally make them for my 5 year olds lunches and don’t like making too many (otherwise I end up eating them haha). When I make a cake I make though I cut it and freeze it, I’m sure you can do the same with cookies but prefer not to. I’m going to try this recipe with my daughter 🙂