Shortbread

Word SHORTBREAD
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Definitions and meanings of "Shortbread"

What do we mean by shortbread?

A cookie made of flour, sugar, and much butter or other shortening. noun

A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour noun

Very rich thick butter cookie noun

A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.

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The word "shortbread" in example sentences

Oh, and even more exciting about this shortbread is the fact that I used my homemade vanilla extract in the recipe. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This shortbread is baked in a pie or tart pan and is cut into wedges to serve. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I preferred this latter version -- note it is almost like a rolled thin shortbread as there is no leavener. ❋ Laura (2009)

The shortbread is mixed with ground ginger, crystallized ginger, treacle and golden syrup, and comes out to be sweet, spicy, soft and crunchy all at the same time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When baked in shortbread, spruce tips have an almost fruity flavor, reminiscent of raspberries. ❋ Laurie Constantino (2008)

The trick to making shortbread is processing the dough just long enough so that it can be rolled out but still appears a little crumbly in the bowl. ❋ Laurie Constantino (2008)

Reagan Gandy, 45 years old, of Tampa, Fla., said she recently switched to buying the private-label shortbread cookies sold by Publix Super Markets Inc. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The shortbread is not overly sweet and would be a nice foil to more elaborate treats on a cookie tray. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Once you have removed the shortbread from the oven, you sprinkle on a bit more sugar, and put the pan on a cooling rack. ❋ Lindy (2005)

One story has it that Scottish bakers used the name shortbread to argue the case against paying the government’s tax on biscuits shades of Jaffa cakes v the VAT man/woman. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Bake until the shortbread is a rich golden brown and looks like it is trying to come away from the sides of the pan, about 20 to 24 minutes. ❋ Joe (2005)

"A black and white cookie is a soft, sponge cake-like shortbread which is iced on one half with vanilla fondant, and on the other half by dark chocolate fondant," is how Wikipedia defines the black and white cookie, adding that the dessert is a particularly "New York Snack." ❋ Unknown (2008)

Most countries have some kind of shortbread cookie, but to my taste, none of them approaches the subtle flavor achieved by this one. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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