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Prep Time:

20 min

Start to Finish:

45 min

Makes:

About 2 dozen cookies

Butterscotch Shortbread

Mmm! Buttery rich homemade cookies and all you need to make them is six simple ingredients.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened
  • ¼ cup shortening
  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 300°F. In large bowl, beat butter, shortening and sugars with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour and salt. (Dough will be dry and crumbly; use hands to mix completely.)
  2. Roll dough into 9x6-inch rectangle on lightly floured surface. Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  3. Bake cookies about 25 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Nutritional Information

  • 1 Serving :
    • Calories : 70 (Calories from Fat: 35)
    • Total Fat : 4g (Saturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0g)
    • Cholesterol : 5mg
    • Sodium : 65mg
    • Total Carbohydrate : 8g (Dietary Fiber: 0g, Sugars: 0g)
    • Protein : 1g
  • Percent Daily Value* :
    • Vitamin A (%DV) : 0%
    • Vitamin C (%DV) : 0%
    • Calcium : 0%
    • Iron (%DV) : 2%
  • Exchanges :
    • Starch :
    • Other Carbohydrate : 0
    • Vegetable : 0
    • Fat : 1
  • Carbohydrate Choices :  0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Recipe Tip:

Success

Watch the clock when baking these cookies. They brown very little and their shape will not change.