This collection of buttery shortbread recipe ideas can make the ideal edible gifts, or you could just gobble them all up on the big day. We’ve got everything from traditional shortbread, to chocolate shortbread, Greek shortbread and shortbread stars.
Looking for recipes with an Australian flair? Try our lemon myrtle shortbreads which also includes a variation for wattleseed. Our macadamia shortbread showcases this rich, creamy nut, or go for the icing-sugar-dusted macadamia wattleseed shortbreads.
Why use rice flour for shortbread?
Many shortbread recipes use rice flour. It is available in packets from the baking aisle of supermarkets and gives shortbread a traditional slightly gritty texture.
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Our best shortbread recipes
Traditional shortbread
The use of rice flour gives shortbread a more delicate texture.
Lemon myrtle shortbread biscuits
Get creative with your festive baking.
Salted lemon shortbread
Known as lemon sable tiles, these delicately textured French-style shortbread biscuits are incredibly moreish.
Melt-in-the-mouth eggnog shortbreads
Get in the festive spirit with these spiced treats.
Vanilla shortbread
So much to love about shortbread.
Chocolate dip shortbread
Dip chocolate into homemade shortbread and you have a yummy treat for morning or afternoon tea, a picnic dessert or a welcome addition to a school or work lunchbox.
Chocolate shortbread
Sweet, crumbly and utterly indulgent, enjoy a piece of this beautiful chocolate shortbread with a cuppa for morning or afternoon tea. Or, make it for your loved ones – it’s the perfect gift for Christmas or birthdays.
Macadamia shortbread
This elegant biscuit is a perfect partner to a cup of tea or as part of a platter of fruit, cheese and chocolate.
Citrus shortbread with lemon and ginger glaze
Rolling the chilled dough between floured sheets of baking paper ensures it won’t stick to the bench or rolling pin.
Festive walnut shortbread
It won’t take long to make these festive treats.
Windsor shortbread
A biscuit fit for the royals.
Melt-in-the-mouth pistachio shortbread
Uncooked dough suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Store biscuits in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week. Note
Jam shortbread snowflakes
The ideal homemade gift.
Chocolate pistachio shortbread
Give your traditional shortbread a twist with this chocolate pistachio shortbread recipe from the Women’s Weekly! Delicious as an afternoon tea treat, or wrapped in cellophane for homemade Christmas food gift.
Lemon shortbreads
Piping the dough in this way results in a delightfully curly result that looks dainty on the plate. Plus, there’s the added element of citrusy surprise when you bite into the shortbread.
Christmas tree shortbread
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas..
Anise flavoured shortbreads
These refreshing cookies are perfect after a meal with hot espresso.
Lemon shortbread biscuits
Light, zesty and crumbly.
Lavender shortbreads
These buttery lavender shortbreads make a divine morning or afternoon treat with a cup of hot tea.
Latte shortbread stars
Give the gift of something sweet.
Shortbread fingers
Irresistibly crumbly and buttery, shortbread has been a year-round favourite biscuit for centuries.
Greek lemon shortbread biscuits
Sweet with a zesty finish.
Shortbread
A classic biscuit treat.
Rum and raisin shortbread
You will be on Santa Claus’s ’nice’ list if you leave these shortbread biscuits for him on Christmas Eve.
Millionaire’s shortbread
Treat yourself.
Lime and basil shortbread
A fresh and fragrant twist on the classic.
Macadamia wattleseed shortbreads
Shortbread with an Aussie flair.
Chocolate and cardamom shortbread
Delicate cardamom and chocolate flavours and the crunch of pistachios creates a delightful shortbread biscuit.
Lemon and poppyseed shortbread
The delicate flavours of lemon and poppyseeds perfectly complement the sweet and crumbly shortbread biscuit.
