shortbread
noun
short·bread
ˈshȯrt-ˌbred 
: a thick cookie made of flour, sugar, and a large amount of shortening
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Markle wears a Ralph Lauren shirt-dress and a leather belt while making shortbread cookies.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
The collection, which officially launches in the spring of 2025, includes raspberry jam (of course), wildflower honey, herbal teas, crepe mix, and shortbread cookies.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2025
The palate offers a layered complexity expressing vanilla, caramel, candied orange zest, buttery shortbread, walnut, and oak wood spices.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The Best of Ackroyd's Bundle includes meat pies, pork sausage rolls, macaroni and cheese pies, empire biscuits and traditional shortbread.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
The collection, which officially launches in the spring of 2025, includes raspberry jam (of course), wildflower honey, herbal teas, crepe mix, and shortbread cookies.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2025
The palate offers a layered complexity expressing vanilla, caramel, candied orange zest, buttery shortbread, walnut, and oak wood spices.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The Best of Ackroyd's Bundle includes meat pies, pork sausage rolls, macaroni and cheese pies, empire biscuits and traditional shortbread.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Shortbread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortbread. Accessed 16 Mar. 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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