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Whether classic, zesty or with a hint of spice, check out our easy buttery shortbread recipes.
Looking for a gift for the chocolate lover in your life? These truffles are sure to be a popular present – the crunchy shortbread, sweet raisin and creamy milk chocolate is impossible to resist. Add icing sugar for a proper festive touch.
This indulgent take on a millionaire's shortbread has a modern twist with a thick layer of salted caramel in the middle. With a crumbly shortbread base and thick chocolate topping, these make a delicious treat that everyone will love.
This simple recipe with grapefruit and pistachio shortbread is so light and creamy; the perfect refreshing dessert
Add a floral twist to easy lemon shortbread biscuits with delicate elderflower cordial
If you're struggling to think of gift ideas for friends and family, these spicy shortbreads make the perfect present for any cheese lover
Put a twist on classic buttery shortbread with fragrant rosemary and a drizzle of lemon icing for an elegant afternoon tea treat. Using self-raising flour creates a softer shortbread for delicious crumbly results.
Strawberries and clotted cream are a classic pairing that really screams summer. Usually enjoyed lathered on a scone, we've taken these beautiful ingredients and blended them into a indulgent iced treat
Rustle up this delicious treat for Mother's Day. Classic shortbread with a zesty twist, decorated beautifully with sweet royal icing – an easy baking idea that's sure to go down well
Gorgeous, buttery shortbread with the sweetness of dried cranberries and cherries, and dusting of sugar
A simple way to turn leftover cranberries and shortbread biscuits into a delicious dessert
These savoury shortbread Christmas trees make for a great festive party snack. This recipe calls for a piping bag and nozzle to create the edible baubles.
These heart-shaped gluten-free biccies are sweet, delicious and simple to make.
These little guys are so happy you’ll just have to eat them immediately to wipe the smiles off their faces. Ready in 45 mins, homemade dairy-free shortbread biscuits are used to sandwich apricot jam and dusted in icing sugar.
An excellent festive treat for the whole family at Christmas, these shortbread cookies couldn't be simpler to make. The only tools you'll need are an angel-shaped cookie cutter and something pointy enough to bore two small holes in the centre of each cookie's wings.
These jammy dodger-like homemade biscuits combine dairy-free homemade shortbread biscuits with classic gooey jam centres. Do you have the willpower to resist finishing them all?
For a twist on classic shortbread, try this version which includes crystalised stem ginger, ground rice and ginger. A teatime treat with a difference, and ready in less than 30 minutes. Top tip: double the quantities and freeze the extra for future occasions.
Teatime is something of an institution in Britain and one of its essential components is a Scottish shortbread biscuit. Crumbly, buttery and perfect for dunking in a cuppa, making your own is simple and satisfying as this recipe will demonstrate.
These sweet little shortbread biscuits are such a simple bake - they're great for parties and double up as a foodie Christmas gift, too
Impress family and friends with these no-bake honey cheesecakes. Quick and easy to prepare, the crisp shortbread biscuit base goes perfectly with the cream cheese and cream topping. Topped with a few raspberries and a drizzle of honey, you’ve got yourself a showstopping pud.