Shortbread on margarine

Cookinero 28 Oct 2022

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Shortbread on margarine is a budget pastry, which at the same time has a wonderful taste. We believe that someone will be skeptical about the use of this particular fat in the recipe: they say, why did the oil not please you ... We answer! The fact is that high-quality margarine is often better than cheap butter, on the packaging of which unscrupulous manufacturers often “forget” to prescribe information about vegetable fats or artificial additives (flavors, dyes, stabilizers). And what is the result? We buy what seems to be butter, which in fact is not much different from margarine. So is it worth paying more? But, of course, if you want, cook cookie dough not with margarine, but with good butter: we just indicated the possibility of using a more affordable product in the recipe.

How to cook Shortbread on margarine

Step 1

Prepare cookie dough. Cut the creamy margarine into small cubes and place in a bowl. Leave for 30 minutes at room temperature to soften.

Step 2

Add sugar to a bowl with margarine and beat with a mixer until a fluffy mass of a homogeneous consistency is obtained. Sift flour and salt through a fine sieve on top. Knead cookie dough.

Step 3

Form the resulting cookie dough into a thick sausage about 6–7 cm in diameter. Wrap it in cling film and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Step 4

Take out the dough and remove the film from it. Lay out on a work surface and cut into 1cm thick slices. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with baking parchment. Bake for about 20 minutes at 180°C.