Shortbread Cookie Recipes

Chocolate chip is great, but nothing quite matches the crumbly goodness of a classic shortbread cookie. We’ve got all the tips, tricks and how-tos right here.

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Pixie Dust Cookies

These crisp and buttery cookies are based on a favorite Scottish shortbread recipe. They're just the right amount of sweet—and fun to decorate! —Peggy Goodrich, Enid, Oklahoma

Rosemary-Lemon Shortbread Sandwich Cookies

These beautiful shortbread sandwich cookies are always a welcome addition to our annual ladies holiday tea luncheon. The distinctive rosemary...


Lemon & Rosemary Shortbread Cookies

Lemon and rosemary make these luscious treats a sweet surprise for a few friends. —Malorie Harris, Wildomar, California



Shortbread Cutouts

I found this recipe in a magazine over 30 years ago and have made these shortbread cutout cookies for Christmas...

Ted Lasso Biscuit Recipe

Dying to try the biscuits in the pink box that Ted gifts to Rebecca every morning? So were we! That's...


Millionaire Shortbread

Crisp shortbread meets gooey caramel and a layer of chocolate in these decadent, crowd-favorite millionaire bars.

Gluten-Free Shortbread Cookies

Love this simple, buttery treat? Here's a recipe for gluten-free shortbread cookies, perfected by the Taste of Home Test Kitchen.


Chocolate-Covered-Strawberry Shortbread

I wanted to create a cookie that embraced chocolate-covered strawberries, so I started riffing on shortbread. It took a few...


How to Make Gluten-Free Shortbread Cookies

Love this simple, buttery treat? Here's a recipe for gluten-free shortbread cookies, perfected by the Taste of Home Test Kitchen.


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22 Shortbread Recipes Every Baker Has to Try

Everyone loves these melt-in-your-mouth cookies. Discover our favorite shortbread recipes that will please all palates.

Jammy Dodgers

On my first trip to Great Britain, I stumbled upon these cookies (or biscuits, as they're known in the U.K.)....


Holland Butter Cookies

My great-grandmother's Holland butter cookies have been passed down in my family from generation to generation. This recipe uses only...


Easy Scottish Shortbread

These traditional butter cookies require only three ingredients. They’re so yummy, you won’t be able to stop at just one!...


Unicorn Manes

Everyone loves a classic shortbread cookie. Make each cookie magical with a quick dip into melted baking chips and rainbow-colored...


Hazelnut Shortbread

We have several acres of hazelnut trees here in the Willamette Valley, where the climate is perfect for this crop....

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Scottish Shortbread

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This three-ingredient traditional Scottish shortbread recipe makes beautifully buttery, crumbly biscuits to elevate tea time.


Shortbread Sandwich Cookies

I layer a creamy, coffee-flavored filling between buttery shortbread, then dip the sandwiches in chocolate. Guests always love them.—Bertha Seyer,...


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Brown Sugar Shortbread

Discover how brown sugar adds depth and caramel-like sweetness to this easy three-ingredient brown sugar shortbread recipe. Feel free to...


Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

These chocolate shortbread cookies offer a rich, buttery texture with a hint of cocoa. Easy to make, with simple pantry...


Oatmeal Shortbread

These rich buttery cookies from Marion Hall are great with a steaming cup of coffee. "My family enjoys these chewy...


Fudge-Topped Shortbread

This combination of buttery shortbread and sweet chocolate is wonderful. Whenever I make it, there's nothing but crumbs left. Be...


Lavender Shortbread Cookies

If you love buttery shortbread, you'll be a fan of lavender shortbread cookies too. Their balanced floral flavor is noticeable...


Chocolate Chunk Shortbread

Chocolate is a nice addition to shortbread, as this scrumptious recipe proves. The shortbread cookies are delicious served with a...


Lemon Poppy Seed Shortbread

Grace Yaskovic from Branchville, New Jersey picks poppy seeds to perk up her lemony cookies. "A sprinkling of sugar adds...

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Shortbread Cookies with Jam

Shortbread cookies with jam are incredibly easy to make, and you most likely have the ingredients already. Given the raspberry...


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Pecan Sandies

Pecan lovers won't want to miss these buttery, tender pecan sandies. Our six-ingredient recipe is oh-so simple.


Meltaway Cookies

A delightful treat that truly lives up to its name, these meltaway cookies have a light and airy texture that...


Butterscotch Shortbread

After sampling these tender cookies in a specialty store, I knew I had to duplicate them. My version has lots...


Lemon Shortbread Cookies

These lemon shortbread cookies are the perfect blend of buttery richness and zesty citrus. They're a delightful treat for any...


Rosemary Shortbread Cookies

Rosemary shortbread cookies are buttery and sweet, with the pleasant, woodsy aroma of one of our favorite culinary herbs. Confectioners'...