shortbread
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- noun
- /ˈʃɔrtˌbrɛd/
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mantecado
- I love Walker's Scottish shortbread with crystallized real ginger bits!
- shortbread cookies
- shortbread cookie
- pecan shortbread
I took rations of rice and like the shortbreads, but that didn't last long.
- I took rations of rice and like the shortbreads, but that didn't last long.
- Really put eggs into shortbread that's more like a British style biscuit.
- So the first thing I'm going to be making is a brown sugar shortbread dough.
- I'm so excited. Now I do just love a classic plain shortbread cookie, but I also love a chocolate shortbread cookie. So
- Go back and forth, make sure them shortbread cookie them shortbread cookie, Sir.
Examples
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The goblin was very fond of oatmeal cookies, but he absolutely doted on shortbread.
Fiction book (2000) -
Cynthia returned with a glass of lemonade and a plate of shortbread, which she put on the table next to Emma.
Fiction book (2000) -
And when you get back, I'll make you some shortbread or...
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Then we got to discussing shortbread recipes and--
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That shortbread cookie idea, it sounded pretty good to me.
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But now currently I really, really want shortbread biscuits.
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The crust is kind of like shortbread, and they are not too sweet at all.
Blog text (17) -
They are like a shortbread kind of cookie.
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Because, really nothing smells more like Christmas than freshly-baked shortbread cookies.
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Nothing compares to enjoying a cup of tea with a piece of shortbread on a chilly afternoon.
Synonyms
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A rich biscuit made with lots of butter and sugar, crisp and crumbly
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Etymology
The word shortbread comes from the baking use of short, which meant 'crumbly' or 'easily broken', and bread, meaning 'baked food'. It was used in Scotland for a rich, buttery treat, so shortbread today means a rich, buttery biscuit or cookie that breaks into crumbs.