What’s shortbread done right, you ask? Perfect shortbread should be tender and buttery. They’ll have a touch of vanilla flavor and be not too sweet. We’re not going for sugar cookies here, which are a bit crispier and quite a bit sweeter. Butter is the star flavor of classic Scottish shortbread. Biting into a good one is absolutely heavenly. These vegan shortbread cookies are about as good as it gets. They are everything a good shortbread cookie should be, and they’re pretty easy to make too! A couple of simple swaps are all it takes to turn traditional shortbread cookies vegan, and a few hacks like using powdered sugar and chilling the dough will give these cookies the perfect texture. Read on to learn how they’re made. Wondering why we use powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar to make vegan shortbread? Powdered sugar is super fine, so it gives our cookies a finer crumb and amazing delicate texture!
How They’re Made
The following is a detailed photo tutorial on how to make this dish. Scroll all the way down if you’d like to skip right to the recipe! Tip: Ideally, you’ll want to set your butter out for several hours to bring it up to room temperature before using it. Try this hack for softening butter if you forget. I’ve used it with good results! Tip: Prefer round shortbread cookies? Roll the dough into a log instead. Tip: Does your dough feel too crumbly when you cut it? Or too squishy? Make sure you’re measuring your dry ingredients right. Spoon flour or powdered sugar into a dry measuring cup, then level it off with a butter knife. Don’t use the measuring cup to scoop ingredients from the bag. Bake your vegan shortbread cookies until they’re just beginning to brown on the bottoms. This change will be subtle, and they’ll probably still look a little underbaked, but they’re done! Place the baking sheets on wire racks and let them cool for a few minutes before transferring the cookies directly to the racks to finish cooling. Tip: Let your cookies cool completely. Unlike other varieties of cookies like chocolate chip coookies, shortbread isn’t great served warm.
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