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Easy Buttery Shortbread Biscuits

Published: Oct 3, 2021 · Modified: Nov 23, 2024 by Judith Coates · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

These lovely cookies, are very quick to make, very easy to do, and are so delicious you will have to be careful how many you eat
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Eleven round beige Breton Cookies sprinkled with dark currents, sitting on a cooling rack.

Galettes Bretonnes

Just imagine having these delicious Galettes Bretonnes in your cookie jar! They are really scrumptious and so easy to make. All you need are very basic ingredients with a sprinkle of toppings if you like, and there you have it, little French shortbread cookies for everyone!

Eleven round beige Breton Cookies sprinkled with dark currents, sitting on a cooling rack.

The French home cook is very good at making something so delicious from basic ingredients and this is no exception. They know only too well how to feed their family well and will have the basic ingredients ready to turn out the most wonderful food stuffs at any time of the week.

Why not try these for your cookie jar, they are very quick to make, very easy to do and are so delicious you will have to be careful how many you eat!

When you are ready to eat your Galettes Bretonnes I can say that they are truly wonderful with a morning cup of coffee and just as good with a glass of sweet white wine!

So do enjoy them and share them with your family and friends!

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Eleven round beige Breton Cookies sprinkled with dark currents, sitting on a cooling rack.

Easy Buttery Shortbread Biscuits

Judith Coates
These lovely cookies, are very quick to make, very easy to do, and are so delicious you will have to be careful how many you eat
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine French

Ingredients

  • 6 oz all-purpose flour
  • 2 oz unsalted butter - cut into small pieces
  • 2 oz sugar
  • 2 oz currants or raisins or chocolate chips
  • 1 egg
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pinch of cinnamon optional

Instructions
 

  • Sieve the flour into a large bowl and rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  • Add the sugar, salt, cinnamon, and currants or raisins.
  • Add the egg and mix into the dough until it is smooth.
  • Place the dough in the refrigerator for about 1 hour to rest.
  • Roll out the dough on a lightly floured board until it is about ⅛ inch thick.
  • Take small pieces of dough and form into a small ball (about the size of an egg) and then flatten slightly with your hand.
  • Brush lightly with a little milk or egg.
  • Score the tops with a knife or a fork and sprinkle a few currants or chocolate chips, on the center of each biscuit.
  • Bake in a hot oven for about 8 minutes or until they are golden brown.
Keyword cookies, desserts, french desserts, galette bretonne, shortbread biscuits
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