shortbread
noun
short·bread
ˈshȯrt-ˌbred 
: a thick cookie made of flour, sugar, and a large amount of shortening
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Versatile doughs like sugar cookie or shortbread can be used to create a variety of cookies.
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Insert tines of a fork in shortbread to make tiny holes at 1 1/2- to 2-inch intervals.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
The sale features homemade sugar, chocolate chip, praline, shortbread, peanut butter, cinnamon, cutouts and ginger cookies; plus cookie bars, stollen and fruit breads.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Savory cheddar shortbread does double duty, acting as a crisp base while also getting crumbled into a rubble-like topping alongside puffed caramel corn.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Insert tines of a fork in shortbread to make tiny holes at 1 1/2- to 2-inch intervals.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
The sale features homemade sugar, chocolate chip, praline, shortbread, peanut butter, cinnamon, cutouts and ginger cookies; plus cookie bars, stollen and fruit breads.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Savory cheddar shortbread does double duty, acting as a crisp base while also getting crumbled into a rubble-like topping alongside puffed caramel corn.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
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shortbread
noun
short·bread
ˈshȯrt-ˌbred
: a cookie made of flour, sugar, and lots of shortening
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