Best 10 Kittencals Scotch Shortbread Bars Recipes

KITTENCAL'S MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Set oven to 300 degrees F (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Lightly butter an 8 x 8-inch baking dish or a 9-inch pie plate.
• Using clean hands blend together all ingredients until well combined (batter will be stiff).
• Press into prepared baking dish.
• Prick holes all over the batter.
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until golden on the edges.
• While the shortbread is still warm slice into squares or wedges if using a pie plate.

SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Spread into an ungreased 11x7-in. baking pan. Prick several times with a fork. Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

KITTENCAL'S SCOTCH SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare an ungreased 11 x 7-inch baking pan.
• In a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar well.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Spread into a prepared ungreased baking pan.
• Prick well several times with a fork.
• Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until the edges just begin to brown.
• Remove from oven the dust with more icing sugar.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Cut into bars.

SHORTBREAD, 10 WAYS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Pulse together flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add butter and pulse to fine crumbs. Pulse a few more times until some of the crumbs start to come together, but don't overprocess; the dough should be somewhat crumbly. (You can also mix the dough in a bowl using two knives or a pastry cutter.)
• Press dough into an even layer in an ungreased 8- or 9-inch-square baking pan, or a 9-inch pie pan. Prick dough all over with a fork. Bake until golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes for the 9-inch square or pie pan, 45 to 50 minutes for the 8-inch. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Cut into squares, bars or wedges while still warm.

SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Cream butter and sugar with mixer. Add flour and mix with a wooden spoon. Use hands to thoroughly mix.
• Press into a jelly roll pan. Prick to bottom all over with a fork being sure the fork hits the bottom and the pricks are close together.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 300 and continue to bake for 40 minutes more. Wait 2 minutes then cut into finger size bars. Cool thoroughly in pan.

FRAN'S EASY SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Cream icing sugar and butter until fluffy.
• Combine flours and add to the butter mixture, in small portions.
• Turn batter out into a sided 15 x 9 cookie pan or jelly roll pan. Press to the sides and smooth with the back of a spoon.
• Score into bars with a sharp knife and prick the surface with a fork. Sprinkle with the 2 tbsp of sugar.
• Bake 10 minutes at 350°, then lower the oven to 300°. Bake for 30 - 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven and immediately cut along the scored lines.
• Cool, then store in an airtight container.

SCOTCH SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Mix flour, butter, and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl using your hands until dough is well combined. Press dough into an ungreased 11 1/2x 7 1/2-inch pan or jelly roll pan. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Cut shortbread into squares in the pan while still warm. Cool completely before removing squares from pan.

BUTTERSCOTCH SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9-inch square baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan.
• Butter foil; set pan aside.
• In a bowl, combine flour, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, and baking powder; use a pastry blender and cut in ½ cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Press mixture into bottom of prepared pan; bake at 350° for about 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• In a saucepan, melt the remaining ¼ cup butter; stir in sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt.
• Stir in cashews; bring mixture to boiling over med-high heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Remove pan from heat; stir in whipping cream and vanilla.
• Spread butterscotch mixture evenly over baked crust.
• Bake 12-15 minutes more or until most of the surface is bubbly.
• Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• Using foil, lift bars out of pan; carefully peel foil from sides of bars; cut into bars.
• To store: place in layers separated by waxed paper in an airtight container; cover; store at room temperature up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.

SCOTCH BARS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugars.
• Add vanilla and egg yolks and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add flour and oats and blend well.
• Spread in a greased 7"x11" pan and bake at 325 for 25 minutes or until the top is just starting to brown.
• Meanwhile, melt the chocolate chips, ideally in the top of a double boiler.
• Remove the pan from the oven, let sit for five minutes, and spread melted chocolate on top. Sprinkle with nuts.
• Let cool until chocolate is completely set, then cut into squares and stand back.

KITTENCAL'S WHIPPED SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Grease a baking/cookie sheet.
• In a medium bowl cream butter with vanilla and whipping cream for about 2 minutes.
• In another bowl sift the confectioners sugar with cornstarch, flour and salt; add to the creamed mixture.
• Beat until well combined (this may take about 2 or more minutes for the dough to come together).
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 or more hours.
• Drop by semi-heaping teaspoonfuls 2-inch apart onto baking sheet.
• Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until the outside of the cookies are just slightly browned (watch closely not to over brown the edges).
• Cool completely on the baking sheet, then using a spatula remove to a rack or plate.