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Single Serve Buttery Shortbread Biscuit

I'm going through a real cookie phase at the moment, so much so I'm making single serve biscuits to satisfy my cravings! Sometimes I simply want a cheeky homemade treat without the temptation of dozens more. In fact, if the oven is already on for something else, it seems rude not to pop one in alongside!

Makes 1

Course treat
Cuisine British
Keyword biscuits, shortbread, single-serve

Ingredients

Basic ingredients:

  • 15g/1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature and quite soft
  • 5g/1 teaspoon caster sugar
  • 20g/2 tablespoons plain/all-purpose flour
  • pinch fine salt

Optional changes: reduce the flour to 15g/ 1½ tablespoons and add:

  • Almond shortbread – 3 teaspoons ground almonds, OR
  • Oat shortbread – 2 teaspoons porridge/rolled oats, OR
  • Coconut shortbread – 3 teaspoons desiccated coconut, OR
  • Oat and Coconut shortbread – 1½ teaspoons porridge/rolled oats and 1½ teaspoons desiccated coconut, OR
  • Almond shortbread with chopped almonds – 2 teaspoons ground almonds, 1 tablespoon chopped almonds

Optional add-ins:

  • 1 tablespoon chopped white, milk or dark chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon chopped nuts such as pecan nuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios
  • 2 teaspoons seeds such as poppy, pumpkin, sesame

Instructions

  1. Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.

  2. Ensure oven is preheated to any of the following:

    - 160°C/325°F/Gas 3 (fan 140°C).

    - 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 (fan 160°C).

    - 200°C/400°F/Gas 5 (fan 180°C).

    - 220°C/425°F/Gas 6 (fan 200°C).

    - You will also need a small baking tray. If your tin is prone to sticking, grease and/or line it with baking parchment, to be sure.

  3. Weigh the caster sugar and butter into a mixing bowl and beat/mash until combined and nice and soft.

  4. Work in the flour, salt (and ground almonds/oats/coconut, if using) and then mix in any add-ins, such as chopped chocolate and/or nuts.

  5. Form into a flat disk roughly 1 cm thick. Without add-ins they will measure 5 – 5½ cms in diameter and, with the add-ins, roughly 6 – 6½ cms in diameter.

  6. Bake in a preheated oven until cooked. It is cooked when it is very lightly browned. Take out of the oven and leave on the tin for ten minutes. Enjoy!

  7. Average cooking times:

    - 160°C/325°F/Gas 3 (fan 140°C): 25 – 30 minutes

    - 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 (fan 160°C): 15 – 20 minutes

    - 200°C/400°F/Gas 5 (fan 180°C): 12 – 15 minutes

    - 220°C/425°F/Gas 6 (fan 200°C): 8 – 10 minutes.

  8. Alternatively, place the uncooked biscuit on some baking parchment and place inside an air fryer. Turn the heat to 160°C and cook for 10 - 12 minutes, or until cooked.

Recipe Notes

Equipment:

  • kitchen scales and/or measuring spoons
  • small mixing bowl
  • baking tray and baking parchment, if necessary