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Orange Shortbread Biscuits

Course Biscuits
Keyword Snacks
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 24 shortbread

Ingredients

  • 100 g butter
  • 55 g golden caster sugar
  • 180 g self-raising flour
  • 1 orange zest
  • ½ tsp orange extract
  • ½ tsp orange juice

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4. Lightly butter a baking tray.
  • Cream margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy; stir in flour and zest until you have a dough. Then roll out the dough on a floured side until its about 2 inch thick.
  • Cut the shortbread using a cutter or just cut into fingers then place onto a baking tray. Sprinkle with caster sugar and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
  • Then bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, once cooked, take out the oven and transfer the shortbread to a cooling rack.

Notes

*This will depend on the size of your cutter or how big you cut it up.