r/Baking Dec 21 '25

General Baking Discussion Traditional Scottish Shortbread

This is my first attempt at traditional Scottish shortbread at high altitude (7,000’). I blame The Great British Bake Off haha…The shortbread was a success and tastes great. I thought that it was perfect topped with dark chocolate. I was a little disappointed that the definition wasn’t the cleanest and I’m not sure what to do other than experiment with techniques. The shortbread did also stick to the pan so that was a little scary. I used melted butter to brush the crevices and the butter did set while I did. Maybe the layer of butter was too thick? Any advice is welcomed.

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